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

“I’m just trying to take the lid off the basket,” Nunn said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2022

Red reached to take the lid off the box.

From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine