break cover en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Meanings
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see break, cover.
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(broadly, idiomatic) To disclose one's real thoughts and intentions.
Government MPs sympathetic to the opposition's arguments are starting to break cover.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| breaks cover | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| broke cover | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| breaking cover | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| broken cover | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |