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Let the cat out of the bag What does Let the cat out of the bag mean?	To divulge a secret.	Don't let the cat out of the bag about Susan's Christmas present. At medieval markets, unscrupulous traders would display a pig for sale. However, the pig was always given to the customer in a bag, with strict instructions not to open the bag until they were some way away. The trader would hand the customer a bag containing something that wriggled, and it was only later that the buyer would find he'd been conned when he opened the bag to reveal that it contained a cat, not a pig. Therefore, "letting the cat out of the bag" revealed the secret of the con trick.
let the cat out of the bag What does let the cat out of the bag mean?	reveal a secret	"Don`t let the cat out of the bag about the surprise party for our boss."
let the cat out of the bag What does let the cat out of the bag mean?	to tell something that is supposed to be a secret	The teacher let the cat out of the bag when she began talking about the plans for the new school.
let the cat out of the bag What does let the cat out of the bag mean?	to tell something that is supposed to be a secret	The teacher let the cat out of the bag when she began talking about the plans to close the school.
let the cat out of the bag What does let the cat out of the bag mean?	to reveal a secret	"Don`t let the cat out of the bag about the surprise party for our boss."
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jack up the price of (something) What does "jack up the price of (something)" mean?	to make a price higher	The steel company decided to jack up the price of steel at the beginning of the year.

off the wall What does "off the wall" mean?	to be odd/silly/unusual	The recent remarks by our boss were very much off the wall.
chicken (adjective or noun) What does "chicken (adjective or noun)" mean?	(adjective or noun): cowardly.	"Fred will never ask Lucy for a date. He'schicken / a chicken.
bawl out (someone) What does "bawl out (someone)" mean?	to scold someone loudly	The woman bawled out her child in the supermarket.
run out of time What does "run out of time" mean?	to use up all the available time	We ran out of time at the meeting so we could not discuss the staffing issue.
natter What does "natter" mean?	chat; chat casually.	They just natter all day instead of doing proper work.
stone-broke What does "stone-broke" mean?	to have no money	I was stone-broke after I came back from my holiday in Italy.

as a last resort What does "as a last resort" mean?	if everything else fails	As a last resort we decided to borrow some money from my father to buy the car.
at a sitting What does "at a sitting" mean?	at one time	We finished all of the food at a sitting.
Hindsight is twenty-twenty What does "Hindsight is twenty-twenty" mean?	After something has gone wrong, it is easy to look back and make criticisms.
strike out at (someone or something) What does "strike out at (someone or something)" mean?	to hit at or attack someone or something	The boy struck out at his friend in the playground.
emperor's new clothes What does "emperor's new clothes" mean?	used when many people believe something that is not true, a situation in which people are afraid to criticize something because everyone else seems to think that it is good or important	It was like the emperor's new clothes when nobody would criticize the popular politician although he was doing many bad things.

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Let The Cat Out Of The Bag Idiom