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单词 spill the beans
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Examples of 'spill the beans' in a sentence
spill the beans

So why spill the beans and risk forfeiting the money owing to him?I here was no way that Shel was going to spill the beans in this sordid club.She confronted von Keller and threatened that unless he married her as promised, she would spill the beans."He must have done something big for you to spill the beans about that tattoo.

Synonyms of 'spill the beans'

blab, inform, squeal, tell all
More Synonyms of spill the beans
(idiom) 
Definition
to give away a secret
He was ready to spill the beans about the whole affair.
Synonyms
blab
Don't blab about your plans until you are ready to make an announcement.
inform
squeal (slang)
There was no question of squealing to the police.
tell all
shop (slang, mainly British)
sing (slang, mainly US)
split (slang)
grass (British, slang)
The other inmates accused him of grassing.
I'd never grass on a mate.
give the game away
tattle
He encourages people to tattle on one another.
let the cat out of the bag
blow the gaff (British, slang)
talk out of turn
spill your guts (slang)
betray a secret
See spill

Additional synonyms

in the sense of grass
Definition
to inform on (someone) to the police or some other authority
The other inmates accused him of grassing.I'd never grass on a mate.
Synonyms
inform on,
shop (slang, British),
betray,
denounce,
snitch (slang),
sing (slang, US),
give away,
rat on (informal),
sell (someone) down the river (informal),
dob in (Australian, slang)
in the sense of sing
Definition
to act as an informer
Synonyms
inform (on),
shop (slang, British),
grass (British, slang),
rat (on) (informal),
betray,
turn in (informal),
peach (slang),
squeal (slang),
tell all,
blow the whistle (on) (informal),
fink (on) (slang, US),
spill the beans (informal),
spill your guts (slang)
in the sense of squeal
Definition
to inform on someone to the police
There was no question of squealing to the police.
Synonyms
inform on,
grass (British, slang),
betray,
shop (slang, British),
sing (slang, US),
peach (slang),
tell all,
spill the beans (informal),
snitch (slang),
blab,
rat on (informal),
sell (someone) down the river (informal),
blow the gaff (British, slang),
spill your guts (slang),
dob in (Australian, slang)

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spill the beans

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Synonyms of 'spill the beans'

spill the beans

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of tattle
He encourages people to tattle on one another.
Synonyms
tell tales,
report,
inform,
squeal (informal),
spill the beans
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