| 单词 | blow the whistle on |
| 释义 | blow the whistle onSEE SYNONYMS FOR blow the whistle on ON THESAURUS.COM Expose corruption or other wrongdoing, as in The President's speech blew the whistle on the opposition's leaking information. [Colloquial; 1930s] Put a stop to, as in The registry decided to blow the whistle on new vanity plates. The term originally alluded to ending an activity (such as factory work) with the blast of a whistle. [Late 1800s] Words nearby blow the whistle onblowpipe, blow sky-high, blow someone to, blowsy, blow the lid off, blow the whistle on, blow through, blowtorch, blowtube, blowup, blowy The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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