let out vs spill the beans

spill the beans vs let out

let out and spill the beans both are verbs.

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

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

let 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 let 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.

let out (verb)	spill the beans (verb)
make (clothes) larger	divulge confidential information or secrets
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)
bring out of a specific state

Difference between let out and spill the beans

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