a
secret will have been found out.
(slang) a
secret will have been found out. The expression,
cat's out of the bag goes back to the 8th century when it was
illegal to
sell and
eat pork. Pork lovers had to
purchase their pigs in bags under the
cover of darkness. Frequently,
dishonest farmers would
place a
cat in the bag instead of a pig. So when the unsuspecting pork lover
returned home, he was incredibly surprised when he literally let the
cat out of the bag.