let the cat out of the bag
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One recent post of a cat inside a traveler’s clear plastic backpack featured the caption, “We let the cat out of the bag … on our Top 10 Catches of 2021!”
From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 2022
"The question was how to organise this with Swedish authorities and not let the cat out of the bag," Mr Moussavi said.
From BBC • Sep. 4, 2021
I guess you could say Warner Bros. really let the cat out of the bag.
From The Verge • Mar. 8, 2021
This is somewhat surprising to me, but he is an only child, has been remote online schooling since last March, and hasn’t been around other kids who would let the cat out of the bag.
From Slate • Dec. 25, 2020
The day after I-r0k let the cat out of the bag, the name “Daito” appeared in the fourth slot on the Scoreboard.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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