Blow (one's) cover In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "blow (one's) cover", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Jenne Phuong

2021-10-05 10:10

spill the beans about someone , spill one's guts

Blow (one's) cover informal verb phrase

If you "blow one's cover", you intentionally cause one's secret information or nature exposed.

David was fired because he had made a bad mistake that blew his company's cover.

Everyone had thought she was a nice girl until her scandal blew her cover.

His cover was blown when he was caught having an affair with another girl.

The verb "blow" should be conjugated according to its tense.

This expression uses "blow" in the sense of “expose or betray,” a usage dating from Shakespeare's day.

The Origin Cited: dictionary.com .

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