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blowing the lid off

blowing the lid off is the present participle and gerund 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 blowing the lid off

What is blowing the lid off the present participle and gerund of?
Blowing the lid off is the present participle and gerund of blow the lid off.

Words near blowing the lid off in the dictionary

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

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