blow the lid off

Example Sentences

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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

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

Sibling rivalry, family secrets and a mysterious stranger threaten to blow the lid off the coffin when a man tries to give his late father a proper memorial.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2019

I have trouble believing she never felt the day-to-day of running a household went underrecognized in those years way before The Feminine Mystique sought to blow the lid off of unrecognized labor.

From Slate • Jan. 8, 2019

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