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blow the lid off

idiom
Meaning

To uncover (a secret or scandal).


Examples
SIMPLE

The reporter wants to blow the lid off the company scandal.

CONTEXTUAL

After months of investigating the city's budget, the journalist finally blew the lid off the corruption scheme.

COMPLEX

The whistleblower decided to blow the lid off the illegal activities, knowing that the revelation would permanently alter the course of the organization.

Anchors to
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  1. 01

    blow a fuse

    To lose one's temper; to become enraged.

  2. 02

    blow a hole through

    To destroy the integrity or cohesion of.

  3. 03

    blow a kiss

    To kiss one's own hand, then blow on it in a direction towards the recipient.

  4. 04

    blow away

    To kill (someone) by shooting them with a firearm.

  5. 05

    blow chunks

    To vomit chunks of undigested food.

  6. 06

    blow hot air

    To engage in empty or exaggerated talk that lacks substance, credibility, or truth; to bluster.

  7. 07

    blow hot and cold

    To behave inconsistently; to vacillate or to waver, as between extremes of opinion or emotion.

  8. 08

    blow me

    An expression of discontent or aggravation to another party (with a metaphorical connotation of fellatio).

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