"die aap uit die mou laat" meaning in Afrikaans

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Verb

Etymology: From older die aap kom uit die mou (“a former secret becomes publicly known”), but influenced (both syntactically and semantically) by English let the cat out of the bag, which has also been calqued as die kat uit die sak laat. Etymology templates: {{m|af|die aap kom uit die mou||a former secret becomes publicly known}} die aap kom uit die mou (“a former secret becomes publicly known”), {{der|af|en|let the cat out of the bag}} English let the cat out of the bag, {{m|af|die kat uit die sak laat}} die kat uit die sak laat Head templates: {{head|af|verb}} die aap uit die mou laat
  1. (idiomatic) To let the cat out of the bag; to disclose a secret; to let a secret be known, often inadvertently. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: die kat uit die sak laat
    Sense id: en-die_aap_uit_die_mou_laat-af-verb-BLUtPQ-q Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header

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