blow the whistle

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von blow the whistle im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch

(deyim) (blow the whistle on someone) Ele vermek, ihbar etmek

ıslıklamak

Relevante Übersetzungen

blow a whistle

ıslık çalmak

blow whistle

darbe ıslık

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von blow the whistle im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

To disclose information to the public or to appropriate authorities concerning the illegal or socially harmful actions of a person or group, especially a corporation or government agency

In some jurisdictions, it is illegal to fire a person for blowing the whistle on an employer.

To make a piercing sound which signals a referee's action or the end of a game

cause an action or situation to stop by revealing it to opposing parties; blow a whistle to indicate the start or finish of a game or a time-out in an activity

(deyim) Bring (an illicit activity) to an end by informing on the person responsible; call public or official attention to something (as a wrongdoing) kept secret ― usually used with on

Silbentrennung

blow the whis·tle

Türkische aussprache

blō dhi hwîsıl

Synonyme

tattle, tell on, finger, rat, sell down the river, sell out, snitch, spill the beans, squawk, squeal, weasel

Aussprache

/ˈblō ᴛʜē ˈhwəsəl/ /ˈbloʊ ðiː ˈhwɪsəl/

Etymologie

() When used idiomatically, probably an allusion to a police officer blowing his or her whistle on observing a violation of the law.