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let the cat out of the bag idiom meaning

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13 Jan, 2022

let the cat out of the bag

idiom meaning

Meaning

to allow a secret to be known, usually without intending to

Examples

➣ We were trying to keep the party secret, but Nisha went and let the cat out of the bag.

➣ She has let the cat out of the bag about the government's true intentions.

Keep learning: get off your high horse

Synonyms

reveal, divulge, tell, leak, disclose, spill the beans, let slip, let drop

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