spill the beans

Example Sentences

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Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said the sausage made the trip with the team, but wouldn’t spill the beans on how the well-traveled piece of meat made it over the border into Canada.

From Seattle Times • May 10, 2024

But for now, find out all the backstage gossip from this year's stars - from Adam to Zara - as they took a break from rehearsals to spill the beans.

From BBC • Sep. 11, 2023

She knows where to gently squeeze to make Jerry spill the beans: “You’re going to have to tell me what’s going on. I’m too old to wait it out.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2022

If he can spill the beans for profit, they reckon, he can testify before Congress.

From Salon • Dec. 8, 2021

Lucy said it was about time I wore good clothes, but she didn’t spill the beans that she had picked out my jumper two weeks ago.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia