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
- Be careful--his secretary talks
双语例句
- 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！ - 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。 - 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。 - Mary let the cat out of the bag to release her secret marriage with John.
玛丽把她和约翰的秘密结婚一事公开了出来。 - However, I still say that the Chungking spokesman is an idiot, for without being pressed he has let the cat out of the bag and revealed the plans of Japanese imperialism to the whole people.
但是我还要说重庆发言人是个蠢猪，他不打自招，向全国人民泄露了日本帝国主义的计划。 - We wanted to surprise Mary with a birthday gift, but Allen let the cat out of the bag by asking her what she would like.
我们本想出其不意地送给玛丽一件生日礼物，可是艾伦问玛丽喜欢什么，一语泄露了天机。 - If you tell about something that was supposed to be a secret, we say you let the cat out of the bag.
如果你对某事这本来是个秘密告诉，我们说你让猫从袋子里出来。 - Don't worry. I won't let the cat out of the bag.
别担心，我不会走漏风声的。 - Another widely-used expression is to let the cat out of the bag.
另一个广泛使用的表达是“toletthecatoutofthebag”（真相大白）。 - About your resignation, Maple, I think I let the cat out of the bag at last night's dinner.
美保，关于你要辞职的事，我想昨晚晚饭时我把这个消息走漏了。