Rat (one) out phrase
To tell an authority figure such as police, teacher, or parent of someone's wrongdoing.
I can't believe my close friend ratted me out to my parents about my truancy.
Some fuckheads must have ratted us out to the teacher about our cheating in the exam.
When he caught his friend ratting out his crime to the police, he was so disappointed.
The verb "rat" must be conjugated according to its tense.
This phrase was formed based on the meaning of the verb "rat".
The similarity between the children and their parents
I looked at my father's eyes, then looked at my eyes. I thought the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.