take the lid off
Example Sentences
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Because no matter how successful these ventures look from the outside, the truth is you take the lid off the can and inside it’s a can of worms.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
“But I ended up making like three straight. Just trying to take the lid off the rim, that’s the main thing.”
From Washington Times • Aug. 23, 2023
"A lot of cyber-security teams will have someone who understands how to take the lid off and see if the device was fully sanitised."
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2023
This team lacks a speedy playmaker who can take the lid off a defense.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2020
It was for margarine, and you can’t see inside it unless you take the lid off.
From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones
