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bean definition


  1. n.
    the head. : I got a bump right here on my bean.
  2. tv.
    to hit someone on the head. (See also beanball.) : The lady beaned me with her umbrella.

  3. Go to beans. :
  4. n.
    a human nipple, especially as seen through clothing. (From the shape.) : Gee, I can see her beans, even when it's not cold!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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spill the beans definition


and spill the works
  1. tv.
    to give away a secret or a surprise. : There is a surprise party for Heidi on Wednesday. Please don't spill the beans. , Sorry, I didn't mean to spill the works.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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spill the beans

Disclose a secret or reveal something prematurely, as in You can count on little Carol to spill the beans about the surprise. In this colloquial expression, first recorded in 1919, spill means "divulge," a usage dating from the 1500s.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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