spill the beans

spill the beans — {v. phr.}, {informal} To tell a secret to someone who is not supposed to know about it. * /John s friends were going to have a surprise party for him, but Tom spilled the beans./ Compare: GIVE AWAY(3), LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG, TELL TALES OUT… …   Dictionary of American idioms

spill the beans — {v. phr.}, {informal} To tell a secret to someone who is not supposed to know about it. * /John s friends were going to have a surprise party for him, but Tom spilled the beans./ Compare: GIVE AWAY(3), LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG, TELL TALES OUT… …   Dictionary of American idioms

spill the beans — If you spill the beans, you reveal a secret or confess to something …   The small dictionary of idiomes

spill the beans — ► spill the beans informal reveal secret information unintentionally or indiscreetly. Main Entry: ↑spill …   English terms dictionary

spill the beans — verb divulge confidential information or secrets Be careful his secretary talks • Syn: ↑let the cat out of the bag, ↑talk, ↑tattle, ↑blab, ↑peach, ↑babble, ↑sing, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

Spill the Beans (EP) — Infobox Album Name = Spill The Beans Type = EP Artist = The Bats Released = 1994 Recorded = Genre = Length = 17:29 Label = Flying Nun Records Producer = The Bats Reviews = Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg… …   Wikipedia

spill the beans —    If you spill the beans, you reveal a secret or confess to something.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    If you spill the beans, you reveal a secret or talk about something private.     Come on! Spill the beans! What did he say? …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

spill the beans — AND spill the works tv. o give away a secret or a surprise. □ There is a surprise party for Heidi on Wednesday. Please don’t spill the beans. □ Paul spilled the beans about Heidi’s party …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

spill the beans — tell a secret, tell others about it, spill your guts    Don t tell Sammy about our plan. He ll spill the beans …   English idioms

spill the beans — to let secret information become known. My husband was afraid to spill the beans about the cost of his purchases …   New idioms dictionary

spill the beans — tell a secret, inform He promised not to spill the beans about his plans to get married …   Idioms and examples