spill the beans

1. Disclose a secret or reveal something prematurely, as in You can count on little Carol to spill the beans about the surprise. In this colloquial expression, first recorded in 1919, spill means “divulge,” a usage dating from the 1500s.

Example Sentences

We know this because Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent spilled the beans just the other day.

From Salon

That might explain why details of the wedding have been kept private despite Bills offensive lineman Dion Dawkins famously spilling the beans on “Good Morning Football.”

From Los Angeles Times

And Hegseth used his personal phone this time to spill the beans.

From Salon

On Friday morning, he circled back to raise doubts about the suggestion that Musk would “spill the beans” to China because of his business interests.

From Salon

They can feign respect for Trump and prevent their media from spilling the beans.

From Salon