Choose the word that best fills the blank.
It is an ______ secret that the manager plans to leave.

publicCorrect answerYour answerknownCorrect answerYour answerclearCorrect answerYour answeropenCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer D

Correct answer: D

An open secret is something meant to be secret that everyone already knows. The phrase is fixed.

Worth noting

Public and known carry the idea, but English says only "an open secret".

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Choose the word that best fills the blank.It is an ______ secret that the manager plans to leave.