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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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let out//reveal//lift the lid on the secret

0 It must be Monica that lets out the secret.02br
00... reveals the secret.02br
00... lift the lid on the secret.02br
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00Hi,02br
00Do all of the above sound right and mean about the same to you? Thanks. 0-
  

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0It must be Moncia that revealed the secret. I think the rest is not correct. 0-

— BW2/3

  • 0It must be Moncia that revealed the secret.
  • I think the rest is not correct.
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0It must be Moncia that revealed the secret. I think the rest is not correct. 0-
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0Thanks, BW.02br
00But I'm still confused. Could you explain in a few words why the other two don't work?0-
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01cite10Angliholic12cite10It must be Monica that lets out the secret.12br
10... reveals the secret.12br
10... lift the lid on the secret.12br
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10Hi,12br
10Do all of the above sound right and mean about the same to you? Thanks.1
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0 There's an expression, "to let the cat out of the bag," which applies here. 01i00Monica must have let the cat out of the bag.02i00 OR (imperative) 01i00 Don't let the cat out of the bag.02br
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02i00I hear, "Keep a lid on it," "Keep the lid on it," but I don't often hear about removing the lid. I suppose it's possible, but aga
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0 Let out a secret is possible.02br
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00Have you ever let out a secret (either accidentally or on purpose)? Be honest! How did you feel afterwards?02br
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00Found it on this link: 05000 0230hrefhttp://www.answerbag.com/q_view/694532
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01cite10Abil12cite10Found it on this link: 15010 12blockquote
10I Googled "let out a secret" and got about 32,000 hits. Obviously I checked only a tiny number of them. Of those I checked all are either blogs or forums of one kind or another and thus unedited. Granted the writer's meaning is understood but I still cont
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01cite10RayH12cite10"let out a secret" is awkward and non-standard usage.12blockquote
10Well it doesn't sound "awkward or non-standard" to me as a Brit. 02br
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00The Daily Pennsylvanian: 05000.0230hrefhttp://media.www.dailypennsylvanian.com/media/storage/paper882/news/2002/01/25/Spo
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