bring out vs spill the beans

spill the beans vs bring out

bring out and spill the beans both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bring out	No	No	Yes	No
spill the beans	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, spill the beans is a hyponym of bring out; that is, spill the beans is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bring out:

bring out: make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
spill the beans: divulge confidential information or secrets

Other hyponyms of bring out include blackwash, muckrake, blow, out, come out, come out of the closet, out, spring, betray, bewray, confide, leak, babble, babble out, blab, blab out, let the cat out of the bag, peach, sing, talk, tattle, reveal.

bring out (verb)	spill the beans (verb)
direct attention to, as if by means of contrast	divulge confidential information or secrets
prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
bring before the public for the first time, as of an actor, song, etc.
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
bring out of a specific state
take out of a container or enclosed space
encourage to be less reserved
make manifest
bring onto the market or release

Difference between bring out and spill the beans

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