kiss-and-tell
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˌkɪs.ənˈtel/us/ˌkɪs.ənˈtel/A kiss-and-tellbook,newspaperstory, etc. is one in which someonetalksabout asexualrelationshipthey have had with afamousperson,especiallyso they can get a lot ofmoney:
（尤指为钱而在电视或报纸等上）泄露与名人的私情She did a kiss-and-tellinterviewfor alocalnewspaper.她接受了当地一家报纸的采访，兜售她与名人的绯闻。
Revealing secrets & becoming known
- (the) word is/gets outidiom
- anti-secrecy
- backchannel
- bare
- blowsomeone'scoveridiom
- blow/take the lid offsomethingidiom
- break
- declassify
- hold
- huddle
- Queen's evidence
- rat
- rat onsomeone/something
- reintroduce
- revealingly
- revelatory
- state's evidence
- tip
- transpire
- unload
kiss-and-tell
noun[C]
uk/ˌkɪs.ənˈtel/us/ˌkɪs.ənˈtel/astoryin anewspaper,book, etc. in which someonetalksabout asexualrelationshipthey have had with afamousperson,especiallyso they can get a lot ofmoney:
She wasupsetby her last boyfriend's kiss-and-tell.她因上一任男友泄露与她的绯闻而难过。
Thetabloidhas acelebritykiss-and-tell on thefrontpage.
- She’s theauthorof thegreatestkiss-and-tell of alltime.
- There’s never been a kiss-and-tell written about him.
- She didn'thireanagentand do a kiss-and-tell in thepapers.
Revealing secrets & becoming known
- (the) word is/gets outidiom
- anti-secrecy
- backchannel
- bare
- blowsomeone'scoveridiom
- blow/take the lid offsomethingidiom
- break
- declassify
- hold
- huddle
- Queen's evidence
- rat
- rat onsomeone/something
- reintroduce
- revealingly
- revelatory
- state's evidence
- tip
- transpire
- unload