blow the whistle English

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blow the whistle Expression

— If you blow the whistle on someone, you report them to the authorities about illegal or immoral things that they may have done. He blew the whistle on the corruption in the company. They were fired from their jobs after blowing the whistle on the poor management of money in the company.

— If you blow the whistle, this means a game or match ends or that a referee is going to do something. The referee blew the whistle in the middle of the game after one of the players was fouled.

blow the whistle verb

— (idiomatic, usually, with "on") To disclose information to the public or to appropriate authorities concerning the illegal or socially harmful actions of a person or group, especially a corporation or government agency.

— make a sound which signals a referee's action or the end of a game

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tell on

betray