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blew the lid off

blew the lid off is the simple past of blow the lid off.

Meaning of blow the lid off

Verb

blow 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)

  1. (idiomatic) To 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

Questions about blew the lid off

What is blew the lid off the simple past of?
Blew the lid off is the simple past of blow the lid off.

Words near blew the lid off in the dictionary

  1. blew the coals
  2. blew the cobwebs away
  3. blew the doors off
  4. blew the gaff
  5. blew the grampus
  6. blew the lid off
  7. blew the roof off
  8. blew the whistle
  9. blew this pop stand
  10. blew this popsicle stand
  11. blew this taco stand

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