Here are some idioms about telling a secret . to leak = to let a secret out: "Somebody has leaked the diplomatic cables." (If something leaks, it lets out water.) whistle blower = someone who blows the whistle on an organisation tells the wider world about bad / illegal practices: "Whistle blowers aren't always protected by the law." spill the beans = to tell a secret: "Josie spilled the beans on her relationship with her boss." let the cat out of the bag = let a secret out: "Don't let the cat out of the bag! I want his present to be a secret." crack under pressure = tell something because you've been under pressure to: "The criminal cracked under pressure of his interrogation and confessed to robbery." take the lid off something = reveal a secret: "He's taken the lid off what really happens in animal testing labs." Some gossip idioms: dish the dirt = tell the public about an ex: "Is she going to dish the dirt on her footballer husband?" kiss and tell = a story told by an ex: "In the latest kiss and tell, we hear all about a Hollywood actor." be a blabbermouth = tell everything (blab = slang for talk): "She's such a blabbermouth. I can't believe she told you!"
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