kissed and told
Shared private moments
To kiss and tell is to publicize details of a sexual or romantic encounter, betraying the other person's expectation of privacy.
The phrase usually appears in the past tense: He kissed and told.
Someone who does this is accused of having kissed and told, violating an unspoken code of discretion about intimate matters.
- tellConvey information verbally
- tell allReveal all secrets
- spill the beansReveal confidential information
- secretConcealed information
- behind closed doorsIn private, unobserved
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