tirar de la manta
Spanish
Etymology
Literally, “to pull by the blanket”.
Verb
tirar de la manta (first-person singular present tiro de la manta, first-person singular preterite tiré de la manta, past participle tirado de la manta)
- (idiomatic) to let the cat out of the bag; blow the lid off
Further reading
- “tirar alguien de la manta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024