lift

blow the lid off (something)

To expose something to the public, often something scandalous or deceptive. That company's stock price plummeted after the media blew the lid off the CEO's embezzlement scandal.
See also: blow, lid, off
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

lift

1. n. the potency of alcohol in liquor. Now, this imported stuff has enough lift to raise the dead.
2. n. a brief spiritual or ego-lifting occurrence. Your kind words have given me quite a lift.
3. and lift-up n. drug euphoria; a rush. (Drugs.) The lift-up from the shot jarred her bones.
4. tv. to steal something. She had lifted this ring. We found it on her when we arrested her.
5. tv. to take something away. It was his third offense, so they lifted his license.
6. n. a tall heel on shoes that makes someone seem taller. (Usually plural.) I feel better in my lifts.
7. n. a surgical face-lift. He had a lift on his vacation, but his face still looked two sizes too big.
8. n. a device—worn under the hair at the temples—that provides some of the effects of a surgical face-lift. Do you think she’s wearing a lift?
9. n. a ride; transportation. Would you like a lift over to your apartment?
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See:
  • (Can I) give you a lift?
  • a rising tide lifts all boats
  • bend elbow
  • bend one’s elbow
  • blow the lid off (something)
  • Can I have a lift?
  • Could I have a lift?
  • give (someone) a lift
  • give a lift
  • give you a lift?
  • heavy lifting
  • hitch a lift
  • How about a lift?
  • lift
  • lift (one's) elbow
  • lift (one's) hand against (someone)
  • lift (one's) hat
  • lift (one's) spirits
  • lift a finger
  • lift a finger, he/she doesn't/won't
  • lift a hand
  • lift down
  • lift fire
  • lift from
  • lift off
  • lift one’s elbow
  • lift the curtain (on something)
  • lift the lid off (something)
  • lift the lid off something
  • lift the veil (on something)
  • lift up
  • lift your elbow
  • lift, blow, etc. the lid off something
  • lift/raise a hand against somebody
  • lift/raise the roof
  • lifted
  • lift-up
  • not lift a finger
  • not lift a hand
  • not lift a hand to help
  • out of context
  • raise a hand against
  • raise a hand against (one)
  • raise the curtain
  • thank you for the lift
  • thanks for the lift
  • Thanks for the ride
  • thumb a lift
  • thumb/hitch a lift
References in classic literature
Monsieur Surville lifted his hands in polite remonstrance.
She lifted the cloak from the chair on which she had placed it, and took from the pocket the leather letter-case which Grace had shown to her.
The New Magdalen
"For a moment I stood thinking, then I lifted up my voice and howled like a wolf, and lo!
Nada The Lily
Again there was a period of silence a silence so long and gloomy that when Mombi finally lifted the kettle from the fire it was close to midnight.
The Marvelous Land of Oz
Pale and resolute, she lifted her noble head--called back the courage which had faltered for a moment--and took his arm.
Man And Wife
The recommended weight limits for an occasional lift from floor level to a height of 91 cm are 39.5 kg for men and 20 kg for women (Military Standard 1472D, 1989).
Effects of team size on the maximum weight bar lifting strength of military personnel
Photo filters aside, medical advancements have made it possible to turn back time through thread lifts that give long-lasting results without the surgery and the side effects that come with surgical facelifts.
The Invisible Lift
According to the details, owing to the alleged negligence of the lift operator six years old girl fell off the lift when the operator Hameed son of Saeed resident of Ghari started them lifting off when the two minors had not properly settled.
A minor girl falls to death while lifting in Lora circle
The scissor lift safety infographic displays the importance of fall protection, guardrail systems, positioning and stabilization, controls and components, and brakes when operating a scissor lift.
AerialLiftCertification.com Adds an Aerial Lift Safety Infographic to Its Training Tools
The deal includes 21 electric scissor lifts, seven compact rough terrain scissor lifts, three electric boom lifts, two TM12 telescopic mast lifts, a T46JRT telescopic boom lift - with a working height of 16m - and a S3010P push around mini scissor lift.
Turkish rental firm orders 35 Snorkel powered access lifts from UK
He said a team of Australian professionals will reach Pakistan within a few days for the upgradation of Chair lift. Therefore lift is being shut down for two months from Nov 20.
Funds released for upgradation of Patriata chair lift
"The goods lift has a maximum possible floor area within the existing lift shaft and will now also provide access to the Ferrier Hall.
Council's PS200k on lifts as budgets are going down
"Last month, the third one also stopped working so we had only one lift for 200 apartments.
Tenants scared of getting stranded inside creaky lifts
After more than three years of development and testing, the Burke Lift system is changing face and edge lifting practice, Burke Engineering officials note.
Meadow Burke engineers a face and edge lift solution in simplified 10-ton system