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    LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Divulge confidential information or secretsplay

    Example:

    Be careful--his secretary talks

    Synonyms:

    babble; babble out; blab; blab out; let the cat out of the bag; peach; sing; spill the beans; talk; tattle

    Classified under:

    Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

    Hypernyms (to "let the cat out of the bag" is one way to...):

    break; bring out; disclose; discover; divulge; expose; give away; let on; let out; reveal; uncover; unwrap (make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret)

    Verb group:

    spill; talk (reveal information)

    Sentence frame:

    Somebody ----s

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