What is the meaning of let the cat out of the bag?

Divulge confidential information or secrets.
- usage: "Be careful-his secretary talks"
- synonyms: spill the beans, talk, tattle, blab, peach, babble, sing, babble out, blab out

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APA	WordNet. (2010). let the cat out of the bag. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/let_the_cat_out_of_the_bag/definitions/1291250
Chicago	WordNet. 2010. "let the cat out of the bag" http://smartdefine.org/let_the_cat_out_of_the_bag/definitions/1291250 (accessed October 1, 2026).
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