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Letting the cat out of the bag is a colloquialism meaning to reveal facts previously hidden. The facts were usually hidden from a specific target audience or theatrical audience. Examples include: * revealing a conspiracy (friendly or not) to its target. * in a movie or play, the revelation of a plot twist. * letting an outsider into an inner circle of knowledge (e.g., explaining an in-joke). The etymology is not clear: two suggestions are that the phrase refers to the "Cat o'nine tails", or to the "pig in a poke" scam; however, both these suggestions have been deprecated by Snopes.com.〔(Let the Cat out of the Bag ), at Snopes.com; by Barbara Mikkelsen; published 16 July 2012; retrieved 31 May, 2013〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Letting the cat out of the bag」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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