tip sb off

— Phrasal Verb with tip

/tɪp/ verb (present participle tipping, past tense and past participle tipped)

Definition

› to warn someone secretly about something so that they can take action or prevent it happening

tip-off

/ˈtɪpɒf/ noun [C] › a piece of information that you give someone secretly, so that they can take action or prevent something happening

(Definition of tip sb off from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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