blab something out

blab something out
blab something out
Inf. to speak out freely about something that is a secret. •

Don't just blab it out!

Don't blab out the names of the people who were there!


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • blurt something out — he blurted out his story Syn: burst out with, exclaim, call out; divulge, disclose, reveal, betray, let slip, give away; informal blab, gush, let on, spill the beans (about), let the cat out of the bag (about) …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • blurt something out — BURST OUT WITH, exclaim, call out; DIVULGE, disclose, reveal, betray, let slip, give away; informal blab, gush, let on, spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag; dated ejaculate. → …   Useful english dictionary

  • blurt something out — Syn: burst out with, exclaim, call out, divulge, disclose, reveal, betray, let slip, give away; informal blab, let on, spill the beans …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • blab out — verb divulge confidential information or secrets Be careful his secretary talks • Syn: ↑spill the beans, ↑let the cat out of the bag, ↑talk, ↑tattle, ↑blab, ↑peach, ↑babble, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • bring out — verb 1. make visible (Freq. 9) Summer brings out bright clothes He brings out the best in her • Syn: ↑uncover, ↑unveil, ↑reveal • Hypernyms: ↑show …   Useful english dictionary

  • let out — verb 1. make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret (Freq. 2) The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold The actress won t reveal how …   Useful english dictionary

  • let the cat out of the bag — verb divulge confidential information or secrets Be careful his secretary talks • Syn: ↑spill the beans, ↑talk, ↑tattle, ↑blab, ↑peach, ↑babble, ↑sing, ↑babble out, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • babble out — verb divulge confidential information or secrets Be careful his secretary talks • Syn: ↑spill the beans, ↑let the cat out of the bag, ↑talk, ↑tattle, ↑blab, ↑peach, ↑babble, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • let something slip — REVEAL, disclose, divulge, let out, give away, blurt out; give the game away; informal let on, blab, let the cat out of the bag, spill the beans; Brit. informal blow the gaff. → slip * * * let something drop/slip/ …   Useful english dictionary

  • let something slip — who let it slip that we were hiding here? Syn: reveal, disclose, divulge, let out, give away, blurt out; give the game away; informal let on, blab, let the cat out of the bag, spill the beans …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • вырываться — ВЫРЫВАТЬСЯ1, несов. (сов. вырваться). Освобождаться (освободиться) стремительно, силой из чего л., откуда л.; Син.: выбиваться [impf. to tear oneself away (from); to break out (from); to break loose (from), break free (from)]. Он долго вырывался… …   Большой толковый словарь русских глаголов

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