Blurt out phrasal verb spoken language
This phrase indicates the action of speaking without thinking clearly, often at the wrong place, at the wrong time or with the wrong audience
I can't believe you blurted it out.
Last night, Hannah blurted out her secret while she was drunk.
Someone or something that tends to be unpredictable
To talk the main part at once, or avoid talking about what is not important
Caught by surprise
An acronym for "the end of the world as we know it ", refering to a sudden or unexpected deviation from what is familiar or conventional.
The tendency to speak in an abusive, vulgar or nasty manner
The verb "blurt" is conjugated according to the phrase's tense
Thank you for keeping my secret! I wouldn't know what to do if you blurted it out.
It's currently unknown about the source of this phrasal verb but the verb "blurt" is known to used around 1500s with the meaning of uttering suddenly and unadvisedly. Slowly, it became a well-known phrase for speaking out without thinking clearly about private matters at inopportune times.