rat on sb/sth
— phrasal verb with rat /ræt/ verb slang disapprovingDefinition
› to be not loyal to someone, especially by giving away secret information about them, or to fail to do something that you said you would do: He ratted on us. They ratted on the deal.Revealing secrets and becoming known
(Definition of rat on sb/sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- (the) word is/gets out idiom
- blow sb's cover idiom
- blow the whistle on sb/sth idiom
- blow/take the lid off sth idiom
- break verb (BECOME KNOWN)
- emerge verb (BECOME KNOWN)
- grass on sb phrasal verb
- King's evidence noun
- leak noun (INFORMATION)
- leak verb (INFORMATION)
- let sb in on a secret idiom
- open sb's eyes idiom
- open sth up phrasal verb (SHOW)
- open your heart to someone idiom
- sneak verb (TELL SECRETLY)
- squeal verb
- tell on sb phrasal verb (INFORM)
- telltale adjective
- turn out phrasal verb (HAPPEN)
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