blow the lid off

verb

To uncover (a secret or scandal).

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Meanings

verbblow 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)

present singular third person blows the lid off · participle present blowing the lid off · past blew the lid off · participle past blown the lid off

  1. idiomaticTo 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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
lift the lid

Translations

Russian разоблачить
  • разоблачить (razoblačitʹ)Translations
Spanish tirar de la manta
  • tirar de la mantaTranslations
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APA

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MLA

“blow the lid off.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blow%20the%20lid%20off. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blow the lid off,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blow%20the%20lid%20off.

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