blow the lid off en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(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.
1979 April 28, John Graczak, “The Sacred and the Profane”, in Gay Community News, page 16:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| blown the lid off | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| blows the lid off | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| blowing the lid off | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| blew the lid off | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
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Translations (2)
es tirar de la manta (Translations) · ru разоблачить (Translations)