Lift the curtain (on something) In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "lift the curtain (on something)", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

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2021-11-13 03:11

to kick off , raise the curtain (on something) , start off

Lift the curtain (on something) phrase

To start, begin, or kick off something.

Lifting the curtain on a lesson or speech with a few questions is a great way to attract the audience's attention.

We are going to lift the curtain on the new year with a feast.

To publicly show the details or facts about something.

The discovery is believed to help lift the curtain on the mystery of the Ice Age.

The spokesman rejected to lift the curtain on the takeover to the press.

swing into action

Quickly start working or operating

get something off your chest

Speak out the problem

to let the cat out of the bag

To let a secret out by accident

get down to cases

To start working on something seriously or determinedly; to start doing what needs to be done

set off on (something)

To make something beginning or happenning, especially an acitivity, event or a series of events

The verb "lift" must be conjugated according to its tense.

The origin of this phrase is not clear.