spill the works

spill the works

To reveal something that was meant to be kept a secret or surprise. We had everything organized for Bruce's surprise party, but Kate accidentally spilled the works to him on the way home. All right, spill the works! What's going on?

See also: spill, work

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spill the works

verb

See spill the beans

See also: spill, work

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