Japanese Learning

What is the meaning of “足が出る”?

WordReadingMeaning
足が出るあしがでるto go over the budget

1〔予算を越える〕
旅行で予算から1万円の足が出た[足を出した]
The cost of the trip exceeded [went over] our budget by ten thousand yen.

2〔ぼろが出る〕
ゆすりはいずれ足が出て[足を出して]警察につかまるだろう
The extortionists will slip up eventually, and the police will get them.

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