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the cat's out of the bag

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.33 in modern English

Syllables
the -cat's out of the bag
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

It is too late. Particularly used of secrets that have been exposed.

Inflected Forms

the cat is out of the bag (alternative)

Phrases

let the cat out of the bag let slip spill the beans

Frequently Paired Words

let the cat out of the bag let slip spill the beans

Synonyms

the cow is out of the barn the genie is out of the bottle

Questions

What does the cat's out of the bag mean?
It is too late. Particularly used of secrets that have been exposed.

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