Is Spill the Tea Replacing Spill the Beans?
And Why Does It Annoy Me So Much?
What does 'Spill the beans' mean? It tells someone else the deep dark juicy secrets that should never see the light of day. For generations in America, it has been used from airing dirty laundry to the deepest darkest secrets.
Where did the saying come from?
This is still a bit of a mystery. There are some theories that it originated in Ancient Greece due to the use of beans being used as counters in voting. There was a complex system to this, which you can read more about here. Supposedly, it made the elections quite hard to rig! Perhaps it's a thought for modern elections?
I have also come across another article on 'Spilling the beans' by R P Gibson's fellow medium writer. I loved his writing and had a few chuckles while reading it. Who knew that people other than me were interested in American Idioms? Feel free to look at his article on beans and their spillage.
