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spilt the beans

spilt 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 spilt the beans

What is spilt the beans the simple past and past participle of?
Spilt the beans is the simple past and past participle of spill the beans.

Words near spilt the beans in the dictionary

  1. spilt one's guts
  2. spilt one's guts out
  3. spilt one's seed
  4. spilt out
  5. spilt over
  6. spilt the beans
  7. spilt the tea
  8. spilter
  9. spilters
  10. spilth
  11. spilths

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