blow wide open

短语

英文释义

短语
  1. To expose (problems, lies, or corruption). figuratively,transitive

词源

The figurativeness relies on a metaphor where things that were formerly concealed (hidden from view) are now being thoroughly exposed (brought out in the open), as if by an explosion (compare blow (something) up (vt) and blow (something) away).
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