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Definition of "spill the beans" []

  • To reveal a secret; to disclose. (verb)

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Use "spill the beans" in a sentence
  • "He cleansed his wounds himself, tried to get up the guts to break into Buff Rice’s place to see if the baby was okay, but couldn’t get up the nerve; he went home, hid Desmond’s burglary stash and told him the tables were turned: ripped tendons or not, the ringleader had to steal for the thief or he’d spill the beans to the Reverend."
  • "Maybe the old boy had heard something about Alex and was going to spill the beans to the Serrocolds. '"