What does the expression "spill the beans" mean?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Reveal a secret
- Step 1: An idiom has a meaning different from its separate words: "spill the beans" means "reveal a secret".
- Step 2: So the answer is "reveal a secret".
Answer
Reveal a secret.
Why not the others: Make a mess, Cook dinner and Tell a lie do not fit here.
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