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Antonyms for blow the lid off
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : lid |
| Phonetic Transcription : lɪd |
Definition of blow the lid off
Origin :- mid-13c., from Old English hlid "lid, cover, opening, gate," from Proto-Germanic *khlithan (cf. Old Norse hlið "gate, gap," Swedish lid "gate," Old French hlid, Middle Dutch lit, Dutch lid, Old High German hlit "lid, cover"), from PIE root *klei- "to lean" (see lean (v.)), with here perhaps the sense of "that which bends over." Meaning "eyelid" is from early 13c. Slang sense of "hat, cap" is attested from 1896. Slang phrase put a lid on "clamp down on, silence, end" is from 1906.
- As in bring to light : verb to make clear
- As in caper : verb frolic, cavort
Synonyms for blow the lid off
- blow the lid off
- bounce
- bound
- bring forward
- bring into the open
- bring into view
- crack wide open
- cut capers
- cut loose
- dance
- disclose
- expose
- frisk
- gambol
- go on a tear
- hold up to view
- hop
- horse around
- jump
- kick up one's heels
- lay bare
- leap
- let loose
- play
- raise hell
- reveal
- rollick
- romp
- skip
- spring
- take the lid off
- whoop it up
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