lift the lid on
idiom
chiefly British
: to reveal the truth about (something)
The investigation lifted the lid on corruption in the company.
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The deification of emperors was fairly standard practice at the time, and the spoof claimed to lift the lid on what really happened during the process.
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Mary Beard, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023
The deification of emperors was fairly standard practice at the time, and the spoof claimed to lift the lid on what really happened during the process.
—Mary Beard, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023
From 72 Films, this three-part documentary promises to lift the lid on the real billionaire.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 28 Sep. 2022
While many on social media praised the couple for their decision to tell their side of the story and lift the lid on what life in the public eye has been like, others criticized their decision to sit down with Winfrey.
—Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2021
The charges lift the lid on yet another federal investigation into fraud at CPS, one of the nation’s largest school districts that has been beset for years by mismanagement and budget and labor woes.
—Jason Meisner, chicagotribune.com, 27 Aug. 2020
Mary Beard, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023
The deification of emperors was fairly standard practice at the time, and the spoof claimed to lift the lid on what really happened during the process.
—Mary Beard, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023
From 72 Films, this three-part documentary promises to lift the lid on the real billionaire.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 28 Sep. 2022
While many on social media praised the couple for their decision to tell their side of the story and lift the lid on what life in the public eye has been like, others criticized their decision to sit down with Winfrey.
—Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2021
The charges lift the lid on yet another federal investigation into fraud at CPS, one of the nation’s largest school districts that has been beset for years by mismanagement and budget and labor woes.
—Jason Meisner, chicagotribune.com, 27 Aug. 2020
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