spout something out

spout something out
spout something out
1. Lit. to exude a liquid. •

The hose spouted the cooling water out all over the children.

It spouted out cooling water.

2. Fig. to blurt something out; to speak out suddenly, revealing some important piece of information. •

She spouted the name of the secret agent out under the effects of the drug.

She spouted out everything we wanted to know.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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