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spill the beans

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Formsspills the beans, spilling the beans, spilled the beans

1 meaning of spill the beans

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    idiomintransitive
    To tell people a secret.

    Do not spill the beans about the party before Friday.

    Grandpa spilled the beans, so everyone knew about the gift.

    Similarblab, leak, talk

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Origin

This phrase first appeared in 20th-century American English. One idea is that it comes from an old Greek voting custom using colored beans, but this may not be true.