spill one's guts

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spill one's guts

verb spills one's guts · spilling one's guts · spilled one's guts · spilt one's guts

  1. idiomatic, slang To confess, or to divulge secrets, typically speaking freely and at length after a change of motive or an incentive. At first, the suspect would not tell us anything about the other participants in the crime. But after being offered a deal, he spilled his guts.

    Similar: spill the beans

  2. idiomatic, slang To vomit. He suddenly wanted to vomit, to spill his guts right here on Lake Street in front of the thousands watching.

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verb confess, or to divulge secrets, typically speaking freely and at length after a change of motive or an incentive

Deutschsein Herz ausschütten
Русскийраска́лываться raskályvatʹsja, расколо́ться raskolótʹsja

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@misc{spill_one_s_guts_2026,
  title = {spill one's guts},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/spill%20one's%20guts},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}