blow a secret

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• blow the lid off something — informal phrase to let people know something that has been kept a secret Her testimony may blow the lid off the CIA’s activities in Latin America. Thesaurus: to tell or reveal a secret or secretssynonym Main entry: blow * * * lift the ˈlid o …   Useful english dictionary

• blow someone's cover — (informal) To reveal someone s identity • • • Main Entry: ↑blow * * * blow someone’s cover phrase to tell people who someone really is or what they are really doing, especially when doing this puts that person in danger or spoils a plan One… …   Useful english dictionary

• blow something wide open — blow (something) wide open 1. to make it impossible to guess who will win a competition. She was the favourite to win, so her withdrawal has blown the election wide open. 2. to make something that someone is trying to achieve fail completely,… …   New idioms dictionary

• blow wide open — blow (something) wide open 1. to make it impossible to guess who will win a competition. She was the favourite to win, so her withdrawal has blown the election wide open. 2. to make something that someone is trying to achieve fail completely,… …   New idioms dictionary

• blow the lid off something — blow/take the lid off (something) to cause something bad that was previously kept secret to be known by the public. In 1989 they started an investigation that was to blow the lid off corruption in the police force …   New idioms dictionary

• blow the lid off — blow/take the lid off (something) to cause something bad that was previously kept secret to be known by the public. In 1989 they started an investigation that was to blow the lid off corruption in the police force …   New idioms dictionary

• blow someone's cover — blow (someone s) cover to let people know secret information about who someone is or what someone is doing. Someone recognised him and phoned the newspapers, which blew his cover …   New idioms dictionary

• blow cover — blow (someone s) cover to let people know secret information about who someone is or what someone is doing. Someone recognised him and phoned the newspapers, which blew his cover …   New idioms dictionary

• blow something sky-high — blow (something) sky high to make something that someone is trying to achieve fail completely, often by telling people something which should have been a secret. He blew the whole deal sky high by telling the newspapers about it …   New idioms dictionary

• blow sky-high — blow (something) sky high to make something that someone is trying to achieve fail completely, often by telling people something which should have been a secret. He blew the whole deal sky high by telling the newspapers about it …   New idioms dictionary

• blow the gaff (on somebody) — blow the ˈgaff (on sb/sth) idiom (BrE, informal) to tell sth secret, especially by mistake Main entry: ↑blowidiom …   Useful english dictionary