reveal a story, tell some news, break a story When the defendant confessed, it blew the lid off the murder trial.
blow your lid/stack/top
become very angry, shout, lose your cool Don't blow your stack in front of the kids. It's a bad example.
flip your lid
become angry, blow your stack If you get another speeding ticket, Dad will flip his lid.
keep a lid on it
not tell others, keep it quiet The judges know who won, but they have to keep a lid on it.
put a lid on it
do not be noisy, keep it down "When we shout, he says, ""Put a lid on it. Not so loud, eh."""
spend holidays
do during your holidays, go for your holidays """How'd you spend your holidays?"" ""We drove to Texas and Tijuana."""
bin lid
an adolescent. Rhyming slang for kid
slide over
pass over quickly； barely touch upon略过；稍为触及 This is not a matter that can be slid over；let's discuss it openly．这不是一个可以随便滑过去的问题，还是让我们坦率地加以讨论吧。 You may slide over the problem now， but I'm quite sure it will crop up again one day．眼下你可以回避这个问题，不过，我相信这问题有一天还会出现的。
take the lid off
Idiom(s): take the lid off sth
Theme: BEGINNINGS
to begin to deal with a problem. (Informal.) • Now that you've taken the lid off that problem, we'll have to deal with it. • I have this matter settled for now. Please don't take the lid off it again.
not bat an eyelid
Idiom(s): not bat an eyelid
Theme: STABILITY
to show no signs of distress even when something bad happens or something shocking is said. • Sam didn't bat an eyelid when the mechanic told him how much the car repairs would cost. • The pain of the broken arm must have hurt Sally terribly, but she did not bat an eyelid.
let things slide
Idiom(s): let things slide
Theme: NEGLECT
to ignore the things that one is supposed to do; to fall behind in the doing of one's work. • I am afraid that I have let things slide while I was recovering from my operation. • If I let things slide for even one day, I get hopelessly behind in my work.
let sth slide
Idiom(s): let sth slide
Theme: NEGLECT
to neglect something. (Informal.) • John let his lessons slide. • Jane doesn't let her work slide.
keep the lid on
Idiom(s): keep the lid on sth
Theme: SECRECY
to restrain something; to keep something quiet. (Informal.) • The politician worked hard to keep the lid on the scandal. • The party was noisy because they weren't trying to keep the lid on it. It got louder and louder.
busman's holiday
Idiom(s): busman's holiday
Theme: HOBBIES
leisure time spent doing something similar to what one does at work. • Tutoring students in the evening is too much of a busman’s holiday for our English teacher. • Ifs a bit of a busman's holiday to ask her to be wardrobe mistress for our amateur production in the summer. She's a professional dressmaker.
let sth slide by
Idiom(s): let something slip by AND let something slide by
Theme: FORGETFULNESS
to forget or miss an important time or date. • I'm sorry I just let your birthday slip by. • I let it slide by accidentally.
flip one's lid
Idiom(s): flip one's wig AND flip one's lid
Theme: EXCITEMENT
to suddenly become angry, crazy, or enthusiastic. (Slang.) • Whenever anyone mentions taxes, Mr. Jones absolutely flips his wig. • Stop whistling. You're going to make me flip my lid. • When I saw that brand-new car and learned it was mine, I just flipped my wig.
Bat an eyelid
If someone doesn't bat an eyelid, they don't react or show any emotion when surprised, shocked, etc.
Landslide victory
A landslide victory is a victory in an election by a very large margin.
blow the lid off|blow|lid
v. phr., informal Suddenly to reveal the truth about a matter that has been kept as a secret either by private persons or by some governmental agency. The clever journalists blew the lid off the Watergate cover-up.
flip one's lid|flip|flip one's wig|lid|wig
slang 1. To lose one's temper. When that pushy salesman came back Mom really flipped her lid. Compare: BLOW A FUSE. 2. To lose your mind; become insane. When he offered me three times the pay I was getting, I thought he had flipped his lid. 3. To become unreasonably enthusiastic. She flipped her lid over a hat she saw in the store window.He's flipped his lid over that new actress.
half-holiday|half|holiday
n. A day on which you get out of school or work in the afternoon. The principal said that Tuesday would be a half-holiday.
landslide
n. An overwhelming victory during a political election. Ronald Reagan won the election of 1980 in a landslide.
skid lid|lid|skid
n., slang A crash helmet worn by motorcyclists and race drivers. How much did you pay for that handsome skid lid?
take the lid off|lid|take|take off
v. phr. 1. To let out in the open; divulge. It's about time to take the lid off the question of how many prisoners of war are still in enemy hands. 2. To start to face an issue. "The best way to deal with your divorce," the doctor said to Fran, "is to take the lid off of it." Compare: BLOW THE LID OFF, LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG.
the lid|lid
n., slang Something that holds back or holds out of sight. The police blew the lid off the gambling operations.John kept the lid on his plans until he was ready to run for class president.The chief of police placed the lid on gambling in the town.
put the lid on Also, keep the lid on. Suppress, as in I don't know how but we'll have to put the lid on that rumor about her, or Let's keep the lid on our suspicions. The word lid here is used in the sense of “a cover for a container.” [Early 1900s]
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