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1. They took the lid off a nasty scandal.
他们揭露了一件骯脏的丑闻。

1. 揭露：take the lead 带头 | take the lid off 揭露 | take the place of 代替

2. 拿走盖子：after a while 过一会儿 | take the lid off 拿走盖子 | look very interesting 看上去很有趣

3. 把盖子拿开：193. turn into 转变成 | 194. take the lid off 把盖子拿开 | 195. at the bottom of 在...的底部

4. (揭盖子, 揭露丑闻)：keep the lid down ([口]保守秘密) | take the lid off (揭盖子, 揭露丑闻) | The lid is on. (事情到了忍无可忍的地步)