Rat someone out In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "rat someone out", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

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2021-11-06 10:11

fink on , mouth on (one) , snitch on (one) , grass on (one) , inform against (one)

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".

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to set someone straight

To tell someone the truth about something that they had not understood or received false information

Example:

I have to set my wife straight about what happened yesterday.

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