let on vs let the cat out of the bag

let the cat out of the bag vs let on

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

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
let on	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 let on; that is, let the cat out of the bag is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than let on:

let on: 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 let on 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.

let on (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

Difference between let on and let the cat out of the bag

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