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释义 | REVELATION blow someone's cover to reveal someone's true identity or purpose.The spy was very careful not to blow her cover.I tried to disguise myself, but my dog recognized me and blew my cover. blow the lid off (something) to reveal something, especially wrongdoing; to make wrongdoing public.The police blew the lid off the smuggling ring.The government is glad that they blew the lid off. bring something to light to make something known; to discover something.The scientists brought their findings to light.We must bring this new evidence to light. come to light to become known.Some interesting facts about your past have just come to light.If too many bad things come to light, you may lose your job. crack something wide open to expose and reveal some great wrongdoing.The police cracked the drug ring wide open.The newspaper story cracked the trouble at city hall wide open. get something out in the open to make something public; to stop hiding a fact or a secret.We had better get this out in the open before the press gets wind of it.I'II feel better when it's out in the open. I can't stand all of this secrecy. get the goods on someone to find out something potentially damaging or embarrassing about someone.John beat me unfairly in tennis, but I'll get even. I'll get the goods on him and his cheating.The authorities have the goods on Mr. Smith. He has been selling worthless land again. give the game away to reveal a plan or strategy. (Informal.)Now, all of you have to keep quiet. Please don't give the game away.If you keep giving out hints, you'll give the game away. let it all hang out to tell or reveal everything and hold back nothing (because one is relaxed or carefree). (Slang.)Sally has no secrets. She lets it all hang out all the time.Relax, John. Let it all hang out. let something out to reveal something that is a secret.Please don't let this out, but I'm quitting my job.John let out the secret by accident. let something slip (out) to tell a secret by accident.I didn't let it slip out on purpose. It was an accident.John let the plans slip when he was talking to Bill. let the cat out of the bag and spill the beans to reveal a secret or a surprise by accident.When Bill glanced at the door, he let the cat out of the bag. We knew then that he was expecting someone to arrive.We are planning a surprise party for Jane. Don't let the cat out of the bag.It's a secret. Try not to spill the beans. open something up to reveal the possibilities of something; to reveal an opportunity.Your letter opened new possibilities up.Your comments opened up a whole new train of thought. sell someone out to betray someone; to reveal damaging information about someone. (Slang, especially criminal slang.)Bill told everything he knew about Bob, and that sold Bob down the river.You'll be sorry if you sell me out. show one's hand to reveal one's intentions to someone. (From card games.)I don’t know whether Jim is intending to marry Jane or not. He's not one to show his hand.If you want to get a raise, don’t show the boss your hand too soon. show someone up as something to reveal that someone is really something (else).The investigation showed her up as a fraud.The test showed the banker up as unqualified. slip out [for secret information] to be revealed.I asked her to keep our engagement secret, but she let it slip out.I didn't mean to tell. It just slipped out. smoke someone or something out to force someone or something out (of something), perhaps with smoke. (In cowboy or gangster talk this refers to the smoke from gunfire.)There was a mouse in the attic, but I smoked it out.The sheriff and the deputies smoked out the bank robbers. tell its own story and tell its own tale [for the state of something] to indicate clearly what has happened.The upturned boat told its own tale. The fisherman had drowned.The girl's tear-stained face told its own story. |
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