Spill The Beans (Verb)
Meaning
Divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- She didn't mean to spill the beans, but her excitement over the surprise party led her to accidentally tell the birthday boy about the plans.
- During the job interview, he started to spill the beans about the company's financial struggles, which made the interviewer uncomfortable.
- The politician's aide refused to spill the beans about the recent scandal, even under intense questioning from the press.
- In a moment of drunken confession, he started to spill the beans about his secret affair to his unsuspecting best friend.
- The company's new recruit spilled the beans about her previous job's trade secrets, which got her into serious trouble with her former employer.