blow someone's cover

blow (one's) cover

To expose one's true identity or motives after they had been intentionally concealed (i.e. after one had been "undercover"). The spy fled when he realized that someone had blown his cover. I totally blew my cover when I stupidly wore my school jacket to steal the other team's mascot. Agent 165, you need to come home at once. Now that they've blown your cover, you're no longer safe in that country.

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blow someone's cover

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If you blow someone's cover you tell other people who they are or what they are doing, when they are trying to keep it secret. Asking those kind of questions could blow my cover. The young man looked embarrassed, as if he were a spy whose cover had been blown.

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blow someone's cover

discover or expose someone's real identity.

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blow someone’s cover

tv. to reveal someone’s true identity; to ruin someone’s scheme for concealment. The dog recognized me and blew my cover.

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