📚 Let the cat out of the bag, phrase. ❓ Definition (informal): Reveal a secret carelessly or by mistake. ❗️ Examples: 1. Now that Viola had let the cat out of the bag, she had no option but to confess. 2. Gavin Anderson apologises to those in the know for letting the cat out of the bag about this secret haven. 3. So let the cat out of the bag: admit that what you're really up to is a satire on the state of arts funding. 4. The rather inappropriately named Defence Minister let the cat out of the bag by admitting that there isn't really a threat after all. 5. Two such academics were so upset by the broadcast they injudiciously let the cat out of the bag completely. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌀 @cambridge_dic