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come out of the closet

クローゼットから出る、隠れている状態から出る；〈話〉〔隠していたことを〕公にする；〈俗〉〔自分が〕同性愛者だと公表する〔英辞郎〕

Chandler : Okay, Ross, why don’tcha come with me? (slides over to the bar, disturbed)
Ross : (in disbelief) O-kay … (when he is by Chandler’s side at the bar, out of earshot of ROBERT) Wha- what is the matter with you? What’s going on?
Chandler : Robert‘s coming out.
Ross : What, whaddya mean, he, what, is he gay?
Chandler : No, he … he‘s coming out of his shorts.
Ross : What?!
Chandler : The man is showing brain.
Ross : Are you sure? Hold on. (walks over to the couch and clears his throat) I’m sorry you guys … that was a coffee and a …

– “FRIENDS” Season 3 Episode 13

Joey: You guys promised you’d be more careful! I mean, come on! The good Joey name is being dragged through the mud here!
Monica: We’re so sorry.
Chandler: Yeah.
Joey: Well, I’m telling everyone about you! That’s the only way to explain the underwear and the video camera that doesn’t make me look like a pig!
Chandler: No-no, wait! There’s got to be a better explanation. You can tell them you had to make an adult film for your (Thinks) adult film class.
Joey: Yeah, I like that. But no-no, how does that explain why Rachel found my underwear at your place?
Chandler: Oh—I don’t know.
Joey: Well, get ready to come out of the non-gay closet!
Monica: Okay, just wait, please. I promise we’ll come up with something. Just give us a little more time.
Joey: All right. Hey, but it better make me look really, really good. (Starts for his room.) Oh, and another thing, the video camera? Nice!!

– “FRIENDS” Season 5 Episode 09

Ross: uhu uhu, check this out. (Chandler sits down and looks at laptop screen)
Chandler: Huh! So that’s what I would look like if I worked out… and was being serviced by a policeman. You’re not actually going to send these out are ya?
Ross: Eh..actually no, I don’t need to because your little “Ross is dead” joke didn’t work, ok, there were no responses. Nobody posted anything on the website, nobody called my parents, so the joke my friend is on you. Nobody called, nobody wrote anything, nobody cares that I’m dead. (silence) Oh my God! Nobody cares that I’m dead!?
Chandler: No, come on, you know that’s not true.
Ross: What are you talking about? You get sixty responses just for coming out of the closet! I didn’t get one response! And I’m dead!

-“FRIENDS” Season 9 Episode 17