leak out

leak out (third-person singular simple present leaks out, present participle leaking out, simple past and past participle leaked out)

1. (intransitive) To spill or pour out, because of a leak.

   Water leaked out onto the floor.

2. (intransitive, figurative) To be revealed (especially, of information intended to be kept secret).

   The news of her pregnancy eventually leaked out to the press.

• Tokelau