spill the beans
Example Sentences
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People wait until they see if their favorite team is directly affected with a loss in the playoffs, then they spill the beans.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026
And Hegseth used his personal phone this time to spill the beans.
From Salon • Apr. 21, 2025
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
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
