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Open the kimono [v.]

A business man wearing a kimono over his suit opens the kimono.

Revealing confidential business information. The term would probably be more offensive if it wasn’t usually one overweight, middle-aged man asking another to open his kimono. “You’ll have to open the kimono on your IP before engineering will sign off on the deal.”

…from a solution perspective and battery management solutions, which is greatly benefiting from this faster and accelerated penetration. We will open the kimono next week a little bit more…

Kurt Sievers, President & CEO
NXP Semiconductors N.V.
Q3 2021 earnings call

…what we get to see, obviously, appreciating you’re not going to totally open the kimono and front run the day?

Danielle Antalffy, Analyst
UBS
JNJ Q3 2023 earnings call

As the story unfolds and you start to see bits and pieces more and more and we can disclose more and more, I think you start to realize that it does fit the profile, and it is really exciting. And it’s hard for us to—we want to open the kimono as much as possible.

Phil Mittleman, CEO
Aimia Inc.
Q4 2021 earnings call

So obviously, I don’t want to open the kimono and interfere with negotiations or give other people ideas that they–I don’t want them to have.

Jay Samit, CEO
SeaChange International
Q3 2015 earnings call

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