Question of the Day #660

Now that we know that the California Republican Party has endorsed three apparent QAnon adherents as their nominees for Congress, I am prepared to spill the beans on the Biggest Conspiracy Ever.

From the 1st paragraph of this article at The Sacramento Bee.

上記の文で、spill the beansの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "spill the beans" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

〔うっかり〕秘密を漏らす◆【直訳】豆をこぼす

Answer

According to the Cambridge Dictionary:

to tell people secret information

Examples

• So who spilled the beans about her affair with David?
• We’ll all be there at 6 for the surprise party – now don’t spill the beans!
• Sit him down, implore him to spill the beans and then... listen. The Sun (2012)
• Its aim is self-explanatory: to spill the beans on storylines as soon as possible. Times, Sunday Times (2007)
• She wanted me to own up to my wife about everything and threatened to spill the beans. The Sun (2007)

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