tirar de la manta

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “to pull by the blanket”.

Verb

tirar de la manta (first-person singular present tiro de la manta, first-person singular preterite tiré de la manta, past participle tirado de la manta)

(idiomatic) to let the cat out of the bag; blow the lid off

Further reading

“tirar alguien de la manta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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