let the cat out of the bag
Example Sentences
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“I had to let the cat out of the bag and get her in on it,” says Chandler, who is based in Cincinnati.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025
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
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
