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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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lift the lid on what he said

0The Italian player01b00 lifted the lid02b00 on what he said to Zidane in the game.02br
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00... 01b00was steamed02b00 ...02br
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00Hi,02br
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00Does the second of the above correctly explain the first? Thanks.0-
  

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0 Hi,02br 02br 00To me, the first one means he finally revealed a secret. 02br 00Does "01i 00was steamed02i 00" mean the same? (sorry, I don't get its meaning here 05000 )010id6

— Tanit

  • 0 Hi,02br 02br 00To me, the first one means he finally revealed a secret.
  • 02br 00Does "01i 00was steamed02i 00" mean the same?
  • (sorry, I don't get its meaning here 05000 )010id6
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0 Hi,02br
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00To me, the first one means he finally revealed a secret. 02br
00Does "01i00was steamed02i00" mean the same? (sorry, I don't get its meaning here 05000 )010id6
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0Thanks, Tanit.02br
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00On second thought, I think the original might mean "The Italian player01b00 offended and angered Zidane 02b00on what he said to Zidane in the game."0-
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0 Hmm. Maybe ... I looked "01i00lift the lid02i00" in some dictionaries of idioms, but couldn't find it. 02br
00I wonder whether the sentence was written by a native speaker, since in Italian we have a similar way of saying (01i00scoperchiare 02i00= to remove a lid, but also, figuratively, to uncover the truth).02br
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0Yes...to uncover the truth/reveal a secret.0-
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0 Sorry, I missed an "01i00up02i00" here:01blockquote
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10I 11b10looked up 12b10"11i10lift the lid12i10" in some dictionaries of idioms12br
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