Meaning:
To make secret information known. Similar to the common phrase “spill the beans.”
Examples:
- Don't let the cat out of the bag.
- So, you think I let the cat out of the bag, huh?
- Don't let the cat out of the bag!
- Well, sooner or later, you're gonna need to let the cat out of the bag, Finch.
- Then he let the cat out of the bag.
- It's not my fault that the twins let the cat out of the bag.
- You know, let the cat out of the bag.
- Have I let the cat out of the bag?
- Because I've almost let the cat out of the bag, like, once already.
- If you let the cat out of the bag, your head will be on the ground.