blow the lid off

Verb

Meaning

blow the lid off (third-person singular simple present blows the lid off, present participle blowing the lid off, simple past blew the lid off, past participle blown the lid off)

(idiomatic) To uncover (a secret or scandal).

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Synonyms

cough unmask blurt let the cat out of the bag spill the beans uncloak blurt out let on dish the dirt lay bare

Antonyms

bury secrete cover-up keep quiet lock up block out
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Close letter words and terms

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