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What does “cat’s out of the bag” mean?

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Rebecca

"The cat's out of the bag" or "let the cat out of the bag" is an idiom that means a secret has been exposed or made known. Ex: The party was supposed to be a surprise but she let the cat out of the bag. Ex: The cat's out of the bag and now everyone knows that they're getting married.

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