TODAY'S IDIOM: LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG

"LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG"

If you let the cat out of the bag, you let someone know a secret.

Example: We'd planned a surprise party for Donna, but some guy she works with let the cat out of the bag, so now she knows.

Revelar el secreto / Revelarlo.

Example sentences:

• Don't forget that this is a secret, so whatever you do, don't let the cat out of the bag / No hay que olvidar que se trata de un secreto, así que cualquier cosa que hagas, no lo reveles.

• After Julie let the cat out of the bag, we all knew / Después de que Julie reveló el secreto, todos sabíamos.

• It's a secret. Try not to let the cat out of the bag / Es un secreto, trata de no revelarlo.

Additional examples:

• When Bill glanced at the door, he let the cat out of the bag. We knew then that he was expecting someone to arrive.

 

• I was trying to keep the party a secret, but Jim went and let the cat out of the bag.

• Amazingly, not one of the people who knew about the surprise let the cat out of the bag.

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