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What does let the cat out of the bag mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word let the cat out of the bag? Here's what it means.

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  1. (idiomatic) To disclose a secret; to let a secret be known, often inadvertently.
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Apparently, my relative let the cat out of the bag by letting villagers know that he is the father of the child.
And Martin, true to form, did not let the cat out of the bag.
Here we let the cat out of the bag. We would be going on a scavenger hunt through Selb.
She definitely didn't want to let the cat out of the bag about her being a switch hitter.
MacLeod also let the cat out of the bag on another major project that will have fans of the show tingling.
Otherwise people may come to believe that Mr Weisglass was right and that his only mistake was to let the cat out of the bag.

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