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spilled the beans

spilled the beans is the simple past and past participle of spill the beans.

Meaning of spill the beans

Verb

spill the beans (third-person singular simple present spills the beans, present participle spilling the beans, simple past and past participle spilled the beans or spilt the beans)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To reveal a secret; to disclose information.
    • They had planned it as a surprise party, but somebody spilled the beans.

Questions about spilled the beans

What is spilled the beans the simple past and past participle of?
Spilled the beans is the simple past and past participle of spill the beans.

Words near spilled the beans in the dictionary

  1. spilled one's guts
  2. spilled one's guts out
  3. spilled one's seed
  4. spilled out
  5. spilled over
  6. spilled the beans
  7. spilled the tea
  8. spiller
  9. spillers
  10. spillest
  11. spillet

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