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Idioms & Expressions
Spill the beans
When someone shares confidential information
Literal Meaning
To pour beans from a container.
Actual Meaning
To reveal secret information, often accidentally
Examples in Context

Friend: 'Who spilled the beans about the party?' (Translation: Who told the secret?)

Helpful Tips
  • 1Usually implies accidental reveal
  • 2Can be intentional disclosure too
  • 3Often about surprises
Phrase Thesaurus
Similar words and synonyms for this phrase
divulge
disclose
reveal
let slip
blurt out
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