blow the lid off

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blow the lid off

verb blows the lid off · blowing the lid off · blew the lid off · blown the lid off

  1. idiomatic To uncover (a secret or scandal). Her presence forces churchpeople to consider on what grounds gay relationships can be sanctioned within the community. This question blows the lid off of notions of the special sacredness of heterosexual monogamy.

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Españoltirar de la manta
Русскийразоблачить razoblačitʹ

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@misc{blow_the_lid_off_2026,
  title = {blow the lid off},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/blow%20the%20lid%20off},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}