spill the beans

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To reveal a secret; to disclose information. idiomatic,intransitive
    — They had planned it as a surprise party, but somebody spilled the beans.

词形变化

spills the beans present,singular,third-person spilling the beans participle,present spilled the beans participle,past spilled the beans past spilt the beans participle,past spilt the beans past

词源

First attested in 20th century American English. One possible origin for the phrase is from an Ancient Greek practice of using different-coloured beans for voting, where spilling the jar containing them would unwantedly reveal the results, though this might be folk etymology.
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