Come out and Spill

Come out

Come out verb - To become known.
Usage example: if the truth of his sexuality ever came out, the actor's career would be ruined

Spill and come out are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spill" instead a verb "Come out".

Spill

Spill verb - To make known (as information previously kept secret).

Come out and spill are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Come out" instead a verb "Spill".

Both terms in one sentence

  • Series / Law & Order In a few episodes, Lennie Briscoe will approach a drug dealer whom he will know has information valuable to the case, but the dealer will usually play dumb so Briscoe and his partner will frisks the dealer and find drugs, the cuffs come out and the dealer will spill his guts.
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