let the cat out of the bag

英 [let ðə kæt aʊt ɒv ðə bæɡ]

美 [let ðə kæt aʊt əv ðə bæɡ]

(无意中)泄露秘密;说漏嘴

英英释义

verb

• divulge confidential information or secrets
  1. Be careful--his secretary talks
  Synonym:spill the beanstalktattleblabpeachbabblesingbabble outblab out

双语例句

• Tim let the cat out of the bag about my surprise birthday party.
  提姆不小心把我的惊喜生日派对这件事给泄露出去了。
• Their excessive talkativeness can make them let the cat out of the bag unconsciously.
  她们那说不完的话能让秘密不知不觉中就泄露了。
• I had let the cat out of the bag, so to speak.
  我可以说是无意中泄漏了秘密。
• We had wanted to surprise my father with this present, but my younger brother let the cat out of the bag.
  我们本来想以这个礼物使父亲惊讶，但小弟却不小心泄漏了秘密。
• Nobody knew she had been offered the job until her husband let the cat out of the bag.
  直到她丈夫无意中说漏了嘴，大家才知道原来这份工作已给了她。
• But one of the secretaries saw the memo and let the cat out of the bag by telling her friends.
  这件事原来是应该是保密的。但是，一个秘书看见了一张有关这件事的条子，然后就告诉了她的朋友，这样就泻露了秘密。
• About your resignation, Maple, I think I let the cat out of the bag at last night's dinner.
  美保，关于你要辞职的事，我想昨晚晚饭时我把这个消息走漏了。
• If you tell about something that was supposed to be a secret, we say you let the cat out of the bag.
  如果你对某事这本来是个秘密告诉，我们说你让猫从袋子里出来。
• Whatever you do, just don't let the cat out of the bag!
  不管你干什么，只是不要泄露秘密！
• Another widely-used expression is to let the cat out of the bag.
  另一个广泛使用的表达是“toletthecatoutofthebag”（真相大白）。