xiè​lù​tiān​jī

to let the cat out of the bag

  • created sense approved 泄露天机/泄露天機 · xiè​lù​tiān​jī · to let the cat out of the bag — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    泄露天机 / 泄露天機

    xiè​lù​tiān​jī

    to let the cat out of the bag

    (idiom) to divulge a secret that should not have been revealed; literally to disclose the will of heaven

    泄露 (literal) → 泄露 · xiè​lòu · to leak 天机 (literal) → 天机/天機 · tiān​jī · heavenly secret

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