let the cat out of the bag
Example Sentences
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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
My besties guarded my secret feelings with their lives, but it was my little brother who accidentally let the cat out of the bag.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
