spills the beans

phrase

present tense third-person singular of spill the beans
as in gossips
to relate sometimes questionable or secret information of a personal nature We knew they wouldn't spill the beans about the wedding until we were ready to announce it.

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Recent Examples of spills the beans Devin immediately spills the beans about pretty much everything going on at the Purple beach. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026

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“Spills the beans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spills%20the%20beans. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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