blow the lid off something
to make known something that was secret, especially something involving important or famous people

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blow the lid off
blow the lid off (something)
to make public something that was previously not known or was hidden.
He blew the lid off modern photography by publishing gritty, realistic pictures at a time when most photos showed a clean, happy world.

Usage notes: sometimes used with other verbs meaning "remove":
Her novel tore the lid off small-town life.

blow/take the lid off (something)
to cause something bad that was previously kept secret to be known by the public.
In 1989 they started an investigation that was to blow the lid off corruption in the police force.

blow/take the lid off (something)
to cause something bad that was previously kept secret to be known by the public.
In 1989 they started an investigation that was to blow the lid off corruption in the police force.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

blow the lid off something
blow the lid off (something)
to make public something that was previously not known or was hidden.
He blew the lid off modern photography by publishing gritty, realistic pictures at a time when most photos showed a clean, happy world.

Usage notes: sometimes used with other verbs meaning "remove":
Her novel tore the lid off small-town life.

blow/take the lid off (something)
to cause something bad that was previously kept secret to be known by the public.
In 1989 they started an investigation that was to blow the lid off corruption in the police force.

blow/take the lid off (something)
to cause something bad that was previously kept secret to be known by the public.
In 1989 they started an investigation that was to blow the lid off corruption in the police force.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

blow the lid off
to reveal something (often a wrongdoing)
The government investigation blew the lid off the illegal activities.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

blow the lid off something
to reveal something (often a wrongdoing)
The government investigation blew the lid off the illegal activities.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

blow the lid off
v. phr., informal Suddenly to reveal the truth about a matter that has been kept as a secret either by private persons or by some governmental agency.
The clever journalists blew the lid off the Watergate cover-up.

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