blow something wide open

blow (something) wide open

1. To expose something scandalous or deceptive. That company's stock price plummeted after the media blew the CEO's embezzlement scandal wide open. An anonymous tip to the police is what blew the theft ring wide open.

2. To make the outcome of a competition hard to predict. Having so many outstanding teams in the playoffs this year has really blown the field wide open.

blow something wide open

1. If someone blows a way of doing things wide open, they change it completely by doing things in a totally different way. The youthful, informal Harrison has blown the old newsreader image wide open. Note: Verbs such as throw, bust, and split are sometimes used instead of blow. This whole affair could split the Italian political system wide open. That was the old system and it was bust wide open.

2. If someone blows something wide open, they reveal something secret that other people have been trying to hide. You wait. My lawyer will blow this wide open. Has it occurred to you that he can blow the operation wide open?

blow something wide open

and bust something wide open

tv. to expose corrupt practices or a scheme; to put an end to corruption. The press is trying to blow the town wide open, and the feebies are trying to hush them up so they can move about in secret. We’ll blow this gang wide open!

词组	blow something wide open
释义	blow something wide open blow (something) wide open 1. To expose something scandalous or deceptive. That company's stock price plummeted after the media blew the CEO's embezzlement scandal wide open. An anonymous tip to the police is what blew the theft ring wide open. 2. To make the outcome of a competition hard to predict. Having so many outstanding teams in the playoffs this year has really blown the field wide open. See also: blow, open, wide Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. blow something wide open 1. If someone blows a way of doing things wide open, they change it completely by doing things in a totally different way. The youthful, informal Harrison has blown the old newsreader image wide open. Note: Verbs such as throw, bust, and split are sometimes used instead of blow. This whole affair could split the Italian political system wide open. That was the old system and it was bust wide open. 2. If someone blows something wide open, they reveal something secret that other people have been trying to hide. You wait. My lawyer will blow this wide open. Has it occurred to you that he can blow the operation wide open? See also: blow, open, something, wide Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. blow something wide open and bust something wide open tv. to expose corrupt practices or a scheme; to put an end to corruption. The press is trying to blow the town wide open, and the feebies are trying to hush them up so they can move about in secret. We’ll blow this gang wide open! See also: blow, open, something, wide McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: blow (something) wide open blow wide open blow the whistle blow the whistle (on) (someone or something) blow the whistle on blow the whistle on someone/something blow the lid off blow the lid off (something) blow the lid off something lift
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