expose vs let the cat out of the bag

let the cat out of the bag vs expose

expose is a noun but let the cat out of the bag is not a noun.

expose and let the cat out of the bag both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
expose	Yes	No	Yes	No
let the cat out of the bag	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, let the cat out of the bag is a hyponym of expose; that is, let the cat out of the bag is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than expose:

expose: make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
let the cat out of the bag: divulge confidential information or secrets

Other hyponyms of expose include blackwash, muckrake, blow, out, come out, come out of the closet, out, spring, betray, bewray, confide, leak, babble, babble out, blab, blab out, peach, sing, spill the beans, talk, tattle, reveal.

expose (noun)	let the cat out of the bag (noun)
the exposure of an impostor or a fraud

expose (verb)	let the cat out of the bag (verb)
abandon by leaving out in the open air	divulge confidential information or secrets
expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body
to show, make visible or apparent
expose to light, of photographic film
expose or make accessible to some action or influence
reveal to view as by removing a cover

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