Claim(permalink)
To “let the cat out of the bag” comes from cats being sold as pigs or sailors being whipped for transgressions.
✓snopescom rating: not credible; published on 2010-08-07
Factors
veracity
not credible
Political Leaning
left political leaning
Sentiment
neutral sentiment
Date published
2010-08-07
Entities
MarsWhipMiddle AgesClawHomilySailorRoyal NavyCircleRotisseriePigSpeciesMental imageMiddle EnglishChicaneryEtymologyUNRWASea