"lie in plain sight" is a correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It means that something is clearly visible or evident, but often goes unnoticed or overlooked. Example: The answer to the mystery lay in plain sight the whole time, but no one had noticed the clue hidden in the painting.
If you are going to lie on this scale, it helps to lie in plain sight.
In a series of trashed offices around the Libyan capital, many of Libya's previously secret intelligence files now lie in plain sight.
By Jon Lee Anderson September 3, 2011 In a series of trashed offices around the Libyan capital, many of Libya's previously secret intelligence files now lie in plain sight.
And the real crime, the real secret hypocrisy of our dealings with Bosnia and Iran, will lie in plain sight, unsought and undisturbed... Tells how, in September of 1992, Iranian arms landed in Zagreb, and the Bush administration protested the defiance of the UN arms embargo.
And the real crime, the real secret hypocrisy of our dealings with Bosnia and Iran, will lie in plain sight, unsought and undisturbed... Tells how, in September of 1992, Iranian arms landed in Zagreb, and the Bush administration protested the defiance of the UN arms embargo..
Octoroks can sometimes lie in plain sight or hide behind bushes and pop out of the water- that's why having your shield ready at all times is a good measure.
This information was lying in plain sight, no invasive procedures or testing required.
Why has Al Qaeda isolated itself in this way, particularly when there are alternative models, such as Hezbollah, lying in plain sight?
Laura E. Johnson, the show's curator, said that when she told colleagues how many unsung American Indian objects lay in plain sight, the typical reaction was "shock and disbelief".
In the meantime, it is also using a good dose of common sense to exploit an organic, homegrown natural resource that for too long has been lying in plain sight — winced at, clucked over, but otherwise ignored.
It was easy for Sasha to recognize, looking back, that the peeing woman's blind trust had provoked her: I live in a city where people will steal the hair off your head if you give them half a chance, but you leave your stuff lying in plain sight and expect it to be waiting for you when you come back?
