Welcome to "用中文说", let's learn some new phrases in Chinese now!
Let the cat out of the bag
【中文】不小心说漏嘴、露马脚、透露秘密
Bù xiǎoxīn shuō lòuzuǐ, lòumǎjiǎo, tòulù mìmì
【解释】 To reveal a secret carelessly or by mistake.
【例句】
- I'd better not to know the details of the plan in case I let the cat out of the bag one day.
我还是不知道这个计划的细节为好,以免哪天我不小心说漏嘴。
Wǒ háishì bù zhīdào zhège jìhuà de xìjié wéi hǎo, yǐmiǎn nǎtiān wǒ bù xiǎoxīn shuō lòuzuǐ.
- He is trustworthy and he is tight-lipped. There is no way that it was him that let the cat out of the bag.
他值得信赖,嘴巴也很紧,露马脚的不可能是他。
Tā zhídé xìnlài, zuǐbā yě hěn jǐn, lòumǎjiǎo de bù kěnéng shì tā.