SPILLTHEBEANS English Idiom Lexeme
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A SPILLTHEBEANS English Idiom Lexeme is an english verbal idiom that is an information disclosure idiom.
- AKA: "Spill the Beans", SPILL_THE_BEANS, Bean-Spilling Idiom.
- Context:
- It can typically involve English Information Disclosure of english secret content.
- It can often occur as English Accidental Revelation rather than english intentional disclosure.
- It can frequently appear in English Gossip Contexts or english interrogation scenarios.
- It can generally result in English Surprise Reaction from english information recipients.
- It can usually violate English Confidentiality Expectation in english social contract.
- It can commonly derive from Ancient Greek Voting Practice using english beans as english ballots.
- It can sometimes be preceded by pressure to "spill" in english coercive contexts.
- It can range from being an Accidental SPILLTHEBEANS Event to being an Intentional SPILLTHEBEANS Event, depending on its english disclosure intent.
- It can range from being a Partial SPILLTHEBEANS Revelation to being a Complete SPILLTHEBEANS Revelation, depending on its english information scope.
- It can range from being a Harmless SPILLTHEBEANS Disclosure to being a Damaging SPILLTHEBEANS Disclosure, depending on its english consequence severity.
- It can range from being a Private SPILLTHEBEANS Context to being a Public SPILLTHEBEANS Context, depending on its english audience scope.
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- Example(s):
- "Don't spill the beans about the surprise party."
- "She spilled the beans about their secret plan."
- "Someone spilled the beans to the press."
- "He finally spilled the beans under questioning."
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- Counter-Example(s):
- KEEPASECRET English Idiom Lexeme, which maintains confidentiality.
- BITETHETONGUE English Idiom Lexeme, which withholds information.
- Literal "spill the beans" in english cooking accident.
- DROPMEALINE English Idiom Lexeme, which requests communication.
- See: English Verbal Idiom, English Idiom, KICKTHEBUCKET, English Information Disclosure, English Secret Revelation, Idiomatic Expression, BREAKTHEICE English Idiom Lexeme.