Advertisement
Advertisement
let the cat out of the bag
- To disclose a secret: 鈥淭he mayor's visit was to be kept strictly confidential, but someone must have let the cat out of the bag, because the airport was swarming with reporters.鈥
Idioms and Phrases
Give away a secret, as in Mom let the cat out of the bag and told us Karen was engaged . This expression alludes to the dishonest practice of a merchant substituting a worthless cat for a valuable pig, which is discovered only when the buyer gets home and opens the bag. [Mid-1700s] Also see pig in a poke .Example Sentences
Peak says Banksy's anonymity "let's him keep doing the campaigning stuff he does unfettered" which, along with loyalty, probably stops the few in the know from letting the cat out of the bag.
Now that the movie is in theaters 鈥 spoiler alert 鈥 we can finally let the cat out of the bag.
The 2010 census let the cat out of the bag that Seattle has more pets than children.
One recent post of a cat inside a traveler鈥檚 clear plastic backpack featured the caption, 鈥淲e let the cat out of the bag 鈥 on our Top 10 Catches of 2021!鈥
Ultimately, McCartney was the first to 鈥渓et the cat out of the bag鈥 by going solo 鈥 鈥渂ecause I was fed up of hiding it鈥 鈥 and therefore incurred the majority of the blame.
Advertisement
Related 亚洲网紅露点s
Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse