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  • 1blow the whistle on someone — blow the whistle on (someone/something) to tell someone in authority about something bad that is happening so that it can be stopped. He was dismissed when he tried to blow the whistle on the safety problems at the factory. The kids are… …

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  • 2blow the whistle on something — blow the whistle on (someone/something) to tell someone in authority about something bad that is happening so that it can be stopped. He was dismissed when he tried to blow the whistle on the safety problems at the factory. The kids are… …

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  • 3blow the whistle on — (someone/something) to tell someone in authority about something bad that is happening so that it can be stopped. He was dismissed when he tried to blow the whistle on the safety problems at the factory. The kids are encouraged to blow the… …

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  • 4blow the whistle on something — blow the whistle (on someone/​something) informal phrase to tell someone in authority that someone is doing something dishonest or illegal A former employee blew the whistle on corrupt practices within the company. Thesaurus: giving information… …

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  • 5Blow the whistle — may refer to:* Blow the Whistle (album), by Too Short * Blow the Whistle (song), by Too Short * refereeing a sports match * Whistleblowing, reporting inappropriate activity to outsiders …

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  • 6blow the whistle — (on sb/sth) ► to tell someone in authority about something harmful or illegal that someone is doing: » If two of the firm s employees hadn t blown the whistle, the scandal would never have become known. Main Entry: ↑blow …

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  • 7blow the whistle on sb — blow the whistle (on sb/sth) ► to tell someone in authority about something harmful or illegal that someone is doing: » If two of the firm s employees hadn t blown the whistle, the scandal would never have become known. Main Entry: ↑blow …

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  • 8blow the whistle on sb/sth — blow the whistle (on sb/sth) ► to tell someone in authority about something harmful or illegal that someone is doing: » If two of the firm s employees hadn t blown the whistle, the scandal would never have become known. Main Entry: ↑blow …

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  • 9blow the whistle on sth — blow the whistle (on sb/sth) ► to tell someone in authority about something harmful or illegal that someone is doing: » If two of the firm s employees hadn t blown the whistle, the scandal would never have become known. Main Entry: ↑blow …

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  • 10blow the whistle on someone — blow the whistle (on someone/​something) informal phrase to tell someone in authority that someone is doing something dishonest or illegal A former employee blew the whistle on corrupt practices within the company. Thesaurus: giving information… …

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