spill the beans

Idioms  

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.

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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

Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said the sausage made the trip with the team, but wouldn’t spill the beans on how the well-traveled piece of meat made it over the border into Canada.

From Seattle Times