Definitions

blow the lid off

VERB

bring to light

Synonyms

WEAK

bring forward bring into the open bring into view crack wide open disclose expose hold up to view lay bare reveal take the lid off

VERB

caper

Synonyms

STRONG

bounce bound dance frisk gambol hop jump leap play rollick romp skip spring

WEAK

cut capers cut loose go on a tear horse around kick up one's heels let loose raise hell whoop it up

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The cast also features Colman Domingo as a whistleblower trying to blow the lid off an alien coverup.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Also: the crisis in the wine industry, and how a combination investigative publication/hedge fund wants to blow the lid off corporations — while shorting their stock.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2024

Compared to other true-crime docs, “Beyond Human Nature” doesn’t blow the lid off a huge conspiracy or untangle a complicated mystery.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2023

So as two women, the one thing we did know was that if we wanted to blow the lid off the news, it had to look like the news.

From Salon • Jul. 19, 2021

Percy concentrated until his ears popped, but the best he could do was blow the lid off the plastic treasure chest.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

blow the lid off

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