LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG

Meaning of LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG in English

tell people ( See the cats out of the bag )

People know we plan to elope. Who let the cat out of the bag?

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG — phrasal to give away a secret
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG — phrasal : to reveal hitherto undisclosed information his vacation plans were a secret but he let the cat out of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG — reveal the secret
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG — : to give away a secret
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG — to give away a secret
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG — informal reveal a secret carelessly or by mistake. → cat
Concise Oxford English vocab
LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG — to tell a secret carelessly or by mistake : I wanted it to be a surprise, but my sister let …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG — see cat
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG — see cat
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG — {v. phr.}, {informal} To tell about something that is supposed to be a secret. * /We wanted to surprise Mary …
Slang English vocab
LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG — See ↑ TELL 12
Longman Activator English vocab
LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG — {v. phr.}, {informal} To tell about something that is supposed to be a secret. * /We wanted to surprise Mary …
Словарь английских идиом
LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG — tell people, the cat's out of the bag People know we plan to elope. Who let the cat out of …
English Idioms vocab
LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG — v. phr. , informal To tell about something that is supposed to be a secret. We wanted to surprise Mary …
American Idioms English vocabulary
LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG — разболтать секрет, выболтать секрет
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG — разболтать секрет, выболтать секрет
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG — выболтать секрет; способствовать утечке информации
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CAT — I or feline Any member of the family Felidae, the most highly specialized group of mammalian carnivore s. Modern-type cats …
Английский словарь Британика
OUT — I. |au̇t, usu |au̇d.+V adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ūt; akin to Old High German ūz out, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LET — I. ˈlet, usu -ed.+V transitive verb ( letted ; letted or let ; letting ; lets ) Etymology: Middle English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CAT — I. ˈkat, usu -ad.+V noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English cat, catte, from Old English catt, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BAG
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-LET — lə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V noun suffix ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English -let, -lette, from Middle French -elet, from Old French, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OUT — /owt/ , adv. 1. away from, or not in, the normal or usual place, position, state, etc.: out of alphabetical …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LET — let 1 /let/ , v. , let, letting , n. v.t. 1. to allow or permit: to let him escape. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CAT — /kat/ , n. , v. , catted, catting . n. 1. a small domesticated carnivore, Felis domestica or F. catus, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BAG — — baglike , adj. /bag/ , n. , v. , bagged, bagging , interj. n. 1. a container or receptacle …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OUT — I. ˈau̇t adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ūt; akin to Old High German ūz out, Greek hysteros later, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LET — I. ˈlet transitive verb ( let·ted ; letted or let ; let·ting ) Etymology: Middle English letten, from Old English …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BAG — I. ˈbag also ˈbāg noun Etymology: Middle English bagge, from Old Norse baggi Date: 13th century 1. : a usually …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OUT — vt to come out with; to make known. 2. out ·vi to come or go out; to get out or …
Webster English vocab
LET
Webster English vocab
CAT — noun a cat o' nine tails. ·see below. 2. cat ·noun a strong tackle used to draw an anchor up …
Webster English vocab
BAG — vi to become pregnant. 2. bag ·vi to swell with arrogance. 3. bag ·noun the quantity of game bagged. 4. …
Webster English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
LET — [let] vt let.ted ; letted or let ; let.ting [ME letten, fr. OE lettan to delay, hinder; akin to OHG …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BAG — [bag] n [ME bagge, fr. ON baggi] (13c) 1: a usu. flexible container that may be closed for holding, storing, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CAT — (family Felidae), any of a group of carnivorous mammals that includes the true catslion, tiger, jaguar, leopard, puma, and domestic …
Britannica English vocabulary
LET — let BrE AmE let —The phrase let me has a non-standard casual form ˈlem i , sometimes written lemme ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CAT — cat BrE AmE kæt ▷ cats kæts ▶ ˈ cat ˌ burglar BrE AmE ▶ ˈ cat ˌ cracker BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OUT
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LET — / let; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( let·ting , let , let ) ALLOW 1. [ no …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CAT
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BAG — / bæg; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun CONTAINER 1. [ C ] (often in compounds) a container made …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OUT
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LET — I. let 1 S1 W1 /let/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle let , present participle letting …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CAT
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BAG — I. bag 1 S1 W2 /bæɡ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old Norse ; Origin: baggi …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OUT — adv., prep., n., adj., int., & v. --adv. 1 away from or not in or at a place etc. (keep …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LET — v. & n. --v. (letting; past and past part. let) 1 tr. a allow to, not prevent or forbid (we …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CAT — n. & v. --n. 1 a small soft-furred four-legged domesticated animal, Felis catus. 2 a any wild animal of the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OUT — adv., prep., n., adj., int., & v. adv. 1 away from or not in or at a place etc. (keep …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LET — v. & n. v. (letting; past and past part. let) 1 tr. a allow to, not prevent or forbid (we …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CAT — n. & v. n. 1 a small soft-furred four-legged domesticated animal, Felis catus. 2 a any wild animal of the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BAG — n. & v. n. 1 a receptacle of flexible material with an opening at the top. 2 a (usu. in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OUT — adv., prep., n., adj., int., & v. --adv. 1. away from or not in or at a place etc. (keep …
Oxford English vocab
LET — 1. v. & n. --v. (letting; past and past part. let) 1. tr. a allow to, not prevent or forbid …
Oxford English vocab
CAT — n. & v. --n. 1. a small soft-furred four-legged domesticated animal, Felis catus. 2 a any wild animal of the …
Oxford English vocab
BAG — n. & v. --n. 1. a receptacle of flexible material with an opening at the top. 2 a (usu. in …
Oxford English vocab
OUT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LET — ( lets, letting) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: The form 'let' …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CAT — ( cats) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A cat is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BAG — ( bags) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A bag is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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