lift the lid off (something)

lift the lid off (something)

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

lift the lid off something

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lift the lid on something

JOURNALISM
If you lift the lid off something or lift the lid on something that has been kept secret, especially something shocking, you do something to make it known. He lifts the lid off Crystal Palace football club with a number of startling revelations. Her book lifted the lid on the royal marriage.
See also: lid, lift, off, something
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

lift, blow, etc. the ˈlid off something

(informal) tell people unpleasant or shocking facts about something: The story in today’s paper really lifts the lid off the use of drugs in horse racing.
See also: lid, off, something
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • (you've) got to get up pretty early in the morning to (do something)
  • a whack at (something)
  • a/the feel of (something)
  • (I) wouldn't (do something) if I were you
  • a straw will show which way the wind blows
  • a crack at (someone or something)
  • all right
  • (you) wanna make something of it?
  • all for the best
  • a thing of the past