The meaning and origin of the expression: Spill the beans. Spill the beans. more like this... Meaning. To divulge a secret, especially to do so inadvertently or maliciously. Origin. The derivation of this expression is sometimes said to be a voting system used in ancient Greece. The story goes that white beans indicated positive votes and black beans negative.
The Palestinian Authority (PA) leadership and various pro-Palestinian groups have hailed the vote as a symbolic victory for the Palestinians. The Palestinian representative to the UN, Riyad Mansour, said that the vote regarding the flag would be another step towards solidifying Palestinian statehood.
Egypt elections: Those who cannot vote. Under Egypt's laws, political prisoners can be lumped in with criminal record holders who are barred from voting. D. Parvaz | 01 Nov 2011 15:53 GMT | Politics, Middle East, Egypt. More than 6,000 candidates are standing in the upper and lower parliamentary houses in Egypt's elections [Al Jazeera]