explode a myth

destroy a basis of what is believed or accepted by many people

And now, it's time to explode a myth, unearth the truth, drive home a point, flush out the little rascal, expose, spell out, elucidate and unravel the mystery...  WebC

To explode a myth is accordingly not to deny the facts but to re-allocate them." WebC

Every so often commentators come clean with the public and explode a myth that they and their colleagues have been spending millions of dollars and years and years to create. WebC

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