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  1. spill the beans
    divulge confidential information or secrets
    The case arose when the Evening Reporter printed excerpts from the tell-all autobiography of Jim Corran, the former secretary of defense, in which he spilled the beans on his time in government.
  2. transpire
    come about, happen, or occur
    Corran's biography initially appeared to ruffle the feathers of his fellow ministers; their irritation was subsequently heightened when it transpired that he had been given the green light to write the autobiography by the Prime Minister.
  3. slap on
    apply carelessly
    The former minister did receive a slap on the wrist, however, for unguarded remarks about the relationship between the Prime Minister and the heir to the throne.
  4. green light
    a signal to proceed
    Corran's biography initially appeared to ruffle the feathers of his fellow ministers; their irritation was subsequently heightened when it transpired that he had been given the green light to write the autobiography by the Prime Minister.
  5. autobiography
    a book or account of your own life
    The case arose when the Evening Reporter printed excerpts from the tell-all autobiography of Jim Corran, the former secretary of defense, in which he spilled the beans on his time in government.
  6. ruffle
    stir up (water) so as to form ripples
    Corran's biography initially appeared to ruffle the feathers of his fellow ministers; their irritation was subsequently heightened when it transpired that he had been given the green light to write the autobiography by the Prime Minister.
  7. initially
    at the beginning
    Corran's biography initially appeared to ruffle the feathers of his fellow ministers; their irritation was subsequently heightened when it transpired that he had been given the green light to write the autobiography by the Prime Minister.
  8. excerpt
    a passage selected from a larger work
    The case arose when the Evening Reporter printed excerpts from the tell-all autobiography of Jim Corran, the former secretary of defense, in which he spilled the beans on his time in government.
  9. ensue
    take place or happen afterward or as a result
    The Reporter argued that when the facts came to their attention it was in the public interest for them to be published and a war of words ensued in the editorial columns of the two papers.
  10. hatchet
    a small ax with a short handle used with one hand
    Against the odds, the opposing sides in a bitter Corran-copyright battle have agreed to bury the hatchet today and resolve the argument without going to court.
  11. heighten
    make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity
    Corran's biography initially appeared to ruffle the feathers of his fellow ministers; their irritation was subsequently heightened when it transpired that he had been given the green light to write the autobiography by the Prime Minister.
  12. irritation
    something that causes annoyance or trouble
    Corran's biography initially appeared to ruffle the feathers of his fellow ministers; their irritation was subsequently heightened when it transpired that he had been given the green light to write the autobiography by the Prime Minister.
  13. writ
    a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer
    The gloves came off last April when the Monitor and Corran's publishers issued a writ for damages.
  14. come off
    come to be detached
    The gloves came off last April when the Monitor and Corran's publishers issued a writ for damages.
  15. in effect
    exerting force or influence
    Lawyers for Mr. Corran's publishers said that the use of the material, rights for which had been sold to the rival paper the Sunday Monitor, went beyond fair usage and the Evening Reporter had in effect stolen the Monitor's thunder by publishing key revelations two days before their rivals.
  16. biography
    an account of the series of events making up a person's life
    Corran's biography initially appeared to ruffle the feathers of his fellow ministers; their irritation was subsequently heightened when it transpired that he had been given the green light to write the autobiography by the Prime Minister.
  17. editorial
    an article giving opinions or perspectives
    The Reporter argued that when the facts came to their attention it was in the public interest for them to be published and a war of words ensued in the editorial columns of the two papers.
  18. subsequently
    happening at a time later than another time
    Corran's biography initially appeared to ruffle the feathers of his fellow ministers; their irritation was subsequently heightened when it transpired that he had been given the green light to write the autobiography by the Prime Minister.
  19. resolve
    find a solution or answer
    Against the odds, the opposing sides in a bitter Corran-copyright battle have agreed to bury the hatchet today and resolve the argument without going to court.
  20. revelation
    the act of making something evident
    Lawyers for Mr. Corran's publishers said that the use of the material, rights for which had been sold to the rival paper the Sunday Monitor, went beyond fair usage and the Evening Reporter had in effect stolen the Monitor's thunder by publishing key revelations two days before their rivals.
  21. heir
    a person entitled by law to inherit the estate of another
    The former minister did receive a slap on the wrist, however, for unguarded remarks about the relationship between the Prime Minister and the heir to the throne.
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