25 Common Sayings And Where They Came From

2. Spill the Beans

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It means to reveal a secret. Beans were used to vote for candidates who entered different organizations in Ancient Greece. Each candidate got one container on which white bean was placed if the candidate was approved and if not then a black grain was placed for rejection. Sometimes the jars would get knocked over accidentally which revealed the beans on the container which were supposed to be confidential votes.