give away vs let the cat out of the bag

let the cat out of the bag vs give away

give away and let the cat out of the bag both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
give away	No	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 give away; that is, let the cat out of the bag is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than give away:

give away: 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 give away 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.

give away (verb)	let the cat out of the bag (verb)
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret	divulge confidential information or secrets
give away information about somebody
make a gift of
formally hand over to the bridegroom in marriage; of a bride by her father

Difference between give away and let the cat out of the bag

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