Idiom
spill one's guts
Meaning
To confess, or to divulge secrets, typically speaking freely and at length after a change of motive or an incentive.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He finally spilled his guts to the police.”
“After hours of questioning, the suspect spilled his guts and told them everything.”
“Threatened with prison, the once-loyal employee spilled his guts, revealing years of carefully hidden corruption.”
Examples
simple
“He finally spilled his guts to the police.”
contextual
“After hours of questioning, the suspect spilled his guts and told them everything.”
complex
“Threatened with prison, the once-loyal employee spilled his guts, revealing years of carefully hidden corruption.”
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