Spill the Beans
Reveal a secret. Blab.
Examples:
They had planned it as a surprise party, but somebody spilled the beans.
I spilled the beans and told Jackie I loved her.
Okay, Spill the beans!
Definitions from the English-Bulgarian Dictionary:
Spill [spil]
To pour out, to scatter.
Bean [bi:n]
Bean seed. Bean.
Legume.
Coffee / cocoa bean, etc.
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