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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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！
• I told him a secret, but he let the cat out of the bag.
  我们计划给她一个惊喜的聚会，但是他去泄露了机密。
• The criminal was hiding away from the police, but a small boy let the cat out of the bag when he told the police that there was a man in the house.
  罪犯正躲避警方的搜查，但一位小男孩泄漏了秘密，他告诉警方屋里有一个男人。
• Because whoever let the cat out of the bag was breaking client confidentiality.
  因为无论是谁泄密都会侵犯当事人的机密权。
• He has let the cat out of the bag about the government's true intentions.
  他已经把政府的真实意图泄露出去了。
• I hope that no one will let the cat out of the bag.
  我希望没有一个人会泄漏秘密。
• 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。
• I'll now let the cat out of the bag.
  现在我要揭露谜底。