in the raw

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in the raw — idiom

1. showing something in its honest, undisguised form without any softening — or, in

1.idiom
Definition

showing something in its honest, undisguised form without any softening — or, informally, with no clothes on.

Example

The documentary shows life on the trawler in the raw, including the long, freezing nights.

Chiara was shocked to find her flatmate sunbathing in the raw on the balcony.