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Meaning of da de gol | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. to blow someone's cover, to expose
    idiomatic, transitive
  2. to blow one's own cover, to get exposed
    idiomatic, reflexive

Examples

“El zicea că e din București, dar accentul l-a dat de gol.”

He said he was from Bucharest, but his accent blew his cover.

“Credeam că voi putea copia la test, dar am avut emoții și m-am dat de gol.”

I thought that I would be able to cheat on the test, but I was nervous and blew my cover.

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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