blow the lid off

phrase

chiefly US

: to reveal the truth about (something)

The investigation blew the lid off corruption in city hall.

Examples of blow the lid off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Once linebacker Zaire Barnes intercepted the Jets’ Cade Klubnik, Winston and Beckham had a chance to blow the lid off the preseason crowd with that deep shot. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 29 Aug. 2026

The charges in Georgia, however, blow the lid off everything. — James Pindell, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Aug. 2023

Rhymes for blow the lid off

• kalashnikov
• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff