the coast is clear
Definition
› it is safe to do something or go somewhere because no one is watching or listening who would prevent you or catch you: You can come out now, the coast is clear.Safe and secure
(Definition of the coast is clear from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -friendly suffix
- as safe as houses idiom
- copper-bottomed adjective
- fail-safe adjective
- firmly adverb (NOT LOOSELY)
- firmly adverb (STRONGLY)
- immune adjective
- innocuous adjective
- inoffensive adjective
- inviolate adjective
- kind adjective
- ozone-friendly adjective
- roadworthy adjective
- safety net noun (NET)
- sb/sth won't bite idiom
- seaworthy adjective
- secure adjective (FIXED)
- securely adverb (FIXED)
- securely adverb (PROTECTED)
- there's safety in numbers idiom
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