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idiomtake/blow the lid off sthto let people know the truth about a situation that had been a secret or that had not been completely understood before:It took four-and-a-half years, but someone from the CIA finally took the lid off the Iran-Contra scandal.Cochran's admission blew the lid off everything we had believed to be sacred in our world - he had been our idol.Note You may also hear people use other verbs such as 'rip' or 'tear' with this idiomThe book, written by three former bodyguards, ripped the lid off Elvis's life.
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