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spills the beans

spills the beans is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 spills the beans

What is spills the beans the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Spills the beans is the third-person singular simple present indicative of spill the beans.

Words near spills the beans in the dictionary

  1. spills one's guts
  2. spills one's guts out
  3. spills one's seed
  4. spills out
  5. spills over
  6. spills the beans
  7. spills the tea
  8. spillway
  9. spillways
  10. spilly
  11. Spilman

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