spill the beans
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You would also be relying on the restaurant management not to spill the beans — apologies once again for the pun — to regular customers and employees.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
It seems unlikely that Marvel would keep Spider-Man’s involvement in “Doomsday” a secret for so long only to spill the beans without fanfare in a brief post-credits stinger, though.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 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
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
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