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United States writer of popular detective novels (born in 1918)

have a spill Idiom, Proverb

spill the beans

tell a secret to someone who is not supposed to know about it Please don

spill your guts

tell everything you know, spill the beans Don't spill your guts to your mom. Don't tell her about our problems.

spill out

scatter out；pour out撒落；溢出
The cotents of the box spilled out on the floor．箱子里的东西撒落在地上。
Mind how you carry that pot；you'll spill some of the water out．端那只锅的时候当心一点，不然会把水泼出来的。

spill over

overflow 溢出；溢满
The milk in the pot boiled up and spilled over．锅里的牛奶煮沸溢了出来。
The populations of many big cities have spilled over into the ad joining countryside．许多大城市的居民已外流到毗邻的乡村。
The controversy has spilled over into other fields．这场争论已扩大到其它领域。

take a spill

Idiom(s): take a spill

Theme: ACCIDENT

to have a fall; to tip over. (Also with bad, nasty, quite, etc. Also with have.)
• Ann tripped on the curb and took a nasty spill.
• John had quite a spill when he fell off his bicycle.

cry over spilled milk

Idiom(s): cry over spilled milk

Theme: SORROW

to be unhappy about something that cannot be undone.
• I'm sorry that you broke your bicycle, Tom. But there is nothing that can be done now. Don't cry over spilled milk.
• Ann is always crying over spilled milk.

cry over spilt milk|cry|cry over spilled milk|milk

v. phr., informal To cry or complain about something that has already happened; be unhappy about something that cannot be helped. After the baby tore up Sue's picture book, Sue's mother told her there was no use crying over spilled milk. You have lost the game but don't cry over spilt milk.
Compare: MAKE ONE'S BED AND LIE IN IT, WATER OVER THE DAM or WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE.

spill the beans|bean|beans|spill

v. phr., informal To tell a secret to someone who is not supposed to know about it. John's friends were going to have a surprise party for him, but Tom spilled the beans.
Compare: GIVE AWAY³, LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG, TELL TALES OUT OF SCHOOL.

take a spill|spill|take

v. phr. To fall down; tip over. During the harsh winter, when the sidewalk is covered with ice, many people take a spill.

spill

spill
In addition to the idiom beginning with spill, also see shed blood; take a spill.

have a spill

To abatement or blunder assimilate the ground. Often acclimated with modifiers like "bad," "nasty," "awful," etc. I'm so afraid that my mother is activity to accept a discharge activity down those stairs anytime and end up breaking a hip. He had a awful discharge on his bike on his way home from work.Learn more: have, spill

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