to have a spill
1spill the beans — {v. phr.}, {informal} To tell a secret to someone who is not supposed to know about it. * /John s friends were going to have a surprise party for him, but Tom spilled the beans./ Compare: GIVE AWAY(3), LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG, TELL TALES OUT… …
2spill the beans — {v. phr.}, {informal} To tell a secret to someone who is not supposed to know about it. * /John s friends were going to have a surprise party for him, but Tom spilled the beans./ Compare: GIVE AWAY(3), LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG, TELL TALES OUT… …
3spill|age — «SPIHL ihj», noun. 1. the act of spilling: »The food dishes should be about two inches high and have steep sides to prevent spillage (Scientific American). 2. what is spilled; amount spilled: »…eating the spillage of grain and fruit manhandled… …
4spill — spill1 [ spıl ] verb ** 1. ) transitive to accidentally pour a liquid out of its container: spill something on/over something: I spilled coffee all over my desk. a ) intransitive to accidentally flow out of a container: spill from: Oil is still… …
5spill over — verb 1. overflow with a certain feeling (Freq. 1) The children bubbled over with joy My boss was bubbling over with anger • Syn: ↑bubble over, ↑overflow • Hypernyms: ↑seethe, ↑ …
6spill — to give information of a criminal or damaging nature A shortened form of the common spill the beans, to reveal a secret: If Hench shot somebody, she would have some idea... She would spill if he had. (Chandler, 1943) …
7spill over — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms spill over : present tense I/you/we/they spill over he/she/it spills over present participle spilling over past tense spilled over or spilt over past participle spilled over or spilt over to spread to other… …
8spill — I. /spɪl / (say spil) verb (spilt or spilled, spilling) –verb (t) 1. to cause or allow (liquid, or any matter in grains or loose pieces) to run or fall from a container, especially accidentally or wastefully. 2. to shed (blood), as in killing or… …
9spill·over — /ˈspılˌoʊvɚ/ noun, pl overs : something that flows out of or spreads beyond a container, space, area, etc. [count] Put a pan under the pie to catch any spillovers. We have benefited from a spillover of prosperity from neighboring states. [=the… …
10spill\ the\ beans — v. phr. informal To tell a secret to someone who is not supposed to know about it. John s friends were going to have a surprise party for him, but Tom spilled the beans. Compare: give away(3), let the cat out of the bag, tell tales out of school …
