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 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025