spills the beans

phrase

present tense third-person singular of spill the beans
as in gossips
to relate sometimes questionable or secret information of a personal nature We knew they wouldn't spill the beans about the wedding until we were ready to announce it.

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“Spills the beans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spills%20the%20beans. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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