spilled the beans
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 21-year-old British star this week spilled the beans about her birth name ahead of her newest Netflix film, “Electric State,” with co-star Chris Pratt.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2025
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 was always taught not to tell anyone about anything that happens our household, but tonight I guess you could say that I spilled the beans.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
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