Question

Choose the alternative which expresses the meaning of the given idiom/phrase.

To spill the beans

• A. To grow vegetables
• B. To open an old box
• C. To reveal someone's secret
• D. To request for support

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

To reveal someone's secret

An idiom is a group of words whose meaning has been established through time and which cannot be deduced from the meaning of the individual words. The meaning is not literal.

Going by this explanation, the expression "to spill the beans" has nothing to do with vegetables or the like. Thus, options A is incorrect.

Option C is correct as the idiom means to reveal secret information unintentionally. Option C is the closest in meaning.

Options B and D are incorrect as the idiom has no history of being used in such contexts.