spilled the beans

VERB

divulage a secret

Synonyms

WEAK

leak let slip let the cat out of the bag sing spill squawk tell a secret

Example Sentences

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We know this because Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent spilled the beans just the other day.

From Salon • Aug. 5, 2025

The administration is irritated that he spilled the beans on something that wasn’t ready for public consumption.

From Slate • Feb. 17, 2024

It was Penny Oleksiak who’d spilled the beans to his neighbor Yeo about his hockey job after bumping into her while the family was in town for the Kraken’s 2021 home opener.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 30, 2023

Would I be completely in the wrong if I spilled the beans when the baby is born?

From Washington Post • Feb. 25, 2022

I’ll bet it was that imbecilic Kurt Kiefer who spilled the beans on her, after he got back to Paris and blabbed about his conquests.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein