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  • 111take the lid 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 …

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  • 112Stars of the Lid and Their Refinement of the Decline — Infobox Album | Name = Stars of the Lid and Their Refinement of the Decline Type = Album Artist = Stars of the Lid Released = April 7, 2007 Recorded = Genre = Ambient, Drone Length = 120:32 Label = Kranky Producer = Reviews = * Allmusic… …

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  • 113blow the lid off — To uncover, reveal (a scandal, etc) ● lid * * * I see lid II blow (or take) the lid off informal reveal unwelcome secrets about prosecutors have taken the lid off a multimillion dollar payoff scandal …

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  • 114Mercer Island Lid — The Mercer Island Lid, officially the Luther Burbank Lid, is a half mile concrete and steel structure that covers a section of Interstate 90 from just west of W. Mercer Way to 76th Avenue S.E. The Lid is home to a landscaped park, Park on the Lid …

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  • 115Beit Lid — Infobox Palestinian Authority muni name=Beit Lid imgsize=250 caption= arname=بيت ليد meaning= founded= type=munc typefrom= altOffSp=Bayt Lid altUnoSp=Bayt Leed governorate=tk population=5,900 popyear=2006 latd=32 |latm=19 |lats=59.40|latNS=N… …

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  • 116flip your lid — informal phrase to become so angry that you lose control Thesaurus: to be, or to become angry or annoyedsynonym Main entry: flip * * * flip your lid (also chiefly US flip your wig) informal …

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  • 117keep a lid on — keep a (or the) lid on informal keep (an emotion or process) from going out of control she was no longer able to keep the lid on her simmering anger ■ keep secret she keeps a very tight lid on her own private life * * * keep a lid on 1 : to keep… …

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  • 118flip one's lid — also[flip one s 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 …

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  • 119flip one's lid — also[flip one s 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 …

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  • 120lift the lid on something — take the lid off something phrase to tell someone about something bad or something that was a secret Thesaurus: to tell or reveal a secret or secretssynonym Main entry: lid * * * lift the ˈlid on sth | take/blow the ˈlid off sth …

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