Break
Break verb - To become known.
Usage example: as soon as the scandal broke, the CEO fled the country
Spill
Spill verb - To make known (as information previously kept secret).
How words are described
| single | single break | single spill |
| nasty | nasty break | nasty spill |
| small | small break | small spill |
| massive | massive break | massive spill |
| Other adjectives: big, huge, infamous, quick, major, mental, minor, classic, red, didn't. | ||
Common collocations
| story | break story | spill story |
Both words in one sentence
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Hoist by His Own Petard: In about two seconds, Manfred manages to spill his smell o' fear juice on himself and break the tape player pacifying his bees.
Source: Film / The Deadly Bees -
Meanwhile the girls who break into the room Momoka was hiding in see her clothes and a large oil spill, and assume Momoka's alter-ego was a fairy who melted away.
Source: Manga / Sabagebu! -
Why the Professor had that Chemical X located where he could break it and cause it to spill inside the pot is anyone's guess.
Source: Freak Lab Accident
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