spill the beans
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You would also be relying on the restaurant management not to spill the beans — apologies once again for the pun — to regular customers and employees.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
And Hegseth used his personal phone this time to spill the beans.
From Salon ● Apr. 21, 2025
Although “momentarily horrified by his candor” about that plot point, Cumberbatch proceeded to spill the beans about the ultra-secretive studio’s plans for the next phase of Marvel movies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2025
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
Bagman didn’t seem in any particular rush to spill the beans, though.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
