spill the beans
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You would also be relying on the restaurant management not to spill the beans — apologies once again for the pun — to regular customers and employees.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
People wait until they see if their favorite team is directly affected with a loss in the playoffs, then they spill the beans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026
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 ● May 10, 2024
But for now, find out all the backstage gossip from this year's stars - from Adam to Zara - as they took a break from rehearsals to spill the beans.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2023
And then he'd spill the beans about the terrible thing she was about to do.
From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies
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