Usually means: Reveal a secret unintentionally.
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We found 24 dictionaries that define the word let the cat out of the bag:

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  1. let the cat out of the bag: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. let the cat out of the bag: Merriam-Webster
  3. let the cat out of the bag: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. let the cat out of the bag: Collins English Dictionary
  5. let the cat out of the bag: Vocabulary.com
  6. let the cat out of the bag: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. let the cat out of the bag: Wiktionary
  8. let the cat out of the bag: Dictionary.com
  9. Let the cat out of the bag: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. let the cat out of the bag: Rhymezone
  11. let the cat out of the bag: FreeDictionary.org
  12. let the cat out of the bag: Mnemonic Dictionary
  13. Let The Cat Out Of The Bag: A to Z list of the most popular idioms
  14. Cat Out of the Bag, Let the: The Word Detective
  15. let the cat out of the bag: TheFreeDictionary.com
  16. Let the cat out of the bag: World Wide Words
  17. Let the cat out of the bag: Phrase Finder

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. let the cat out of the bag: Merriam-Webster Legal Dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. let the cat out of the bag: Encyclopedia

Miscellaneous (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. AbbreviationZ (No longer online)
  2. let the cat out of the bag: Idioms

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. let the cat out of the bag: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (let the cat out of the bag)

verb:  (idiomatic) To disclose a secret; to let a secret be known, often inadvertently.

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