lifted the lid

A form of lift the lid — (chiefly UK, informal, figuratively) To reveal or expose something, especially information.

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of lift the lid
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APA

lifted the lid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lifted%20the%20lid

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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