"peel back the onion" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: peels back the onion [present, singular, third-person], peeling back the onion [participle, present], peeled back the onion [participle, past], peeled back the onion [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} peel back the onion (third-person singular simple present peels back the onion, present participle peeling back the onion, simple past and past participle peeled back the onion)
  1. Synonym of peel the onion Synonyms: peel the onion [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-peel_back_the_onion-en-verb-caNOigT9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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