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Definition blow someone’s cover in British English

blow someone’s cover phrase

phrase
1

to tell people who someone really is or what they are really doing, especially when doing this puts that person in danger or spoils a plan

Example

One mistake could blow our agent's cover and ruin years of careful investigation.

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Definition blow someone’s cover in British English