spill the beans meaning

UK /spɪl ðə biːnz/ US /spɪl ðə binz/ 3 syllables

spill the beans (verb): divulge confidential information or secrets.

Definition of spill the beans

  1. divulge confidential information or secrets
    • Be careful--his secretary talks

    Synonyms: let the cat out of the bag, talk, tattle, blab, peach, babble, sing, babble out, blab out

    Type of: unwrap

How to pronounce spill the beans

spill the beans is pronounced /spɪl ðə biːnz/ in British English and /spɪl ðə binz/ in American English. It has 3 syllables.

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