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spilling the beans

phrase

present participle of spill the beans

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“Spilling the beans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spilling%20the%20beans. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

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