let the cat out of the bag
Signification (Anglais)
To disclose a secret; to let a secret be known, often inadvertently.
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Traductions
murmurar
die Katze aus dem Sack lassen
spiattellare il segreto
revelar um segredo
destapar un secretoÉtymologie (Anglais)
(Mid-1700s) The inverse of the idiom pig in a poke. If a dishonest merchant tries to sell a cat as a pig and the cat comes out or is taken out of the bag, the merchant's secret is disclosed.
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