let the cat out of the bag vs let on

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

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

As verbs, let on is a hypernym of let the cat out of the bag; that is, let on is a word with a broader meaning than let the cat out of the bag:

let the cat out of the bag: divulge confidential information or secrets
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

Other hypernyms of let the cat out of the bag include break, bring out, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, give away, let out, reveal, uncover, unwrap.

let the cat out of the bag (verb)	let on (verb)
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

let the cat out of the bag vs let on

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

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