Phrase guide
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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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verb
(chiefly UK, informal, figuratively) To reveal or expose something, especially information.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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Synonyms: take the lid off, blow the lid off, lift the veil on, lift the curtain on, lift the lid on
Antonyms: none provided
History
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