spill the beans

Example Sentences

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Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said the sausage made the trip with the team, but wouldn’t spill the beans on how the well-traveled piece of meat made it over the border into Canada.

From Seattle Times • May 10, 2024

But for now, find out all the backstage gossip from this year's stars - from Adam to Zara - as they took a break from rehearsals to spill the beans.

From BBC • Sep. 11, 2023

If he can spill the beans for profit, they reckon, he can testify before Congress.

From Salon • Dec. 8, 2021

Even then, they may choose to become martyrs and refuse to share their knowledge; incarceration will not necessarily force them to spill the beans.

From Washington Post • Oct. 29, 2021

“Spot on, Duncan. But would you spill the beans on this one?”

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell