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let the cat out of the bag

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to tell people secret information, often without intending to. I was trying to keep the party a secret, but Jim went and let the cat out of the bag.

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It would have been a closed issue if the Daily News hadn't let the cat out of the bag. PUBLIC FORUM by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) MacLeod also let the cat out of the bag on another major project that will have fans of the show tingling. March draws in 20 new jobs by Gilbert, Craig / Northern Ontario Business I knew it was time to let the cat out of the bag, so I asked her straight up, "Do you think your problem might be anorexia? Karen's page by Girls' Life More results

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It would have been a closed issue if the Daily News hadn't let the cat out of the bag.

PUBLIC FORUM by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)

MacLeod also let the cat out of the bag on another major project that will have fans of the show tingling.

March draws in 20 new jobs by Gilbert, Craig / Northern Ontario Business

I knew it was time to let the cat out of the bag, so I asked her straight up, "Do you think your problem might be anorexia?

Karen's page by Girls' Life

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