da de gol

Romanian

Etymology

Literally, “to give as naked”.

Verb

a da de gol (third-person singular present dă de gol, past participle dat de gol) 1st conj. (idiomatic)

1. (transitive) to blow someone's cover, to expose

   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.

2. (reflexive) to blow one's own cover, to get exposed

   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.

References

• gol in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)