english
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verb
uncover:
We will expose the thief.
Simple Definitions
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Phrase(s): expose someone or something to someone or something
to show someone or something to someone or something. • You should not expose the children to violent movies at their age. • Do not expose the film to the light.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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verb uncover sth ADV. completely, fully | briefly | suddenly | deliberately She lifted her chin in a gesture that deliberately exposed the line of her throat. PREP. to These drawings must not be exposed to the air. show the truth ADV. fully | clearly a report which clearly exposes the weakness of the government's economic policy | publicly He was publicly exposed as a liar and a cheat. | cruelly He was outclassed by an Aston Villa side that cruelly exposed his lack of pace. VERB + EXPOSE threaten to | seek to, try to to sth harmful ADV. directly | constantly The general public is constantly exposed to radiation. | regularly PREP. to
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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expose sb to sth
[ usually passive ]
to make it likely that someone will experience something harmful or unpleasant
• About 800,000 children are exposed to poisons each year.
• It is feared that people living near the power station may have been exposed to radiation.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs