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1 whistle
صَفَرَ \ blow (blew, blown): (of an instrument) sound by means of a stream of air: The whistle blew. whistle: to make the sound of a whistle: I whistled as I walked along. The wind whistled through the trees. -
2 whistle
أَصْدَرَ صَفيرًا (صَفَّرَ) \ whistle: to make the sound of a whistle: I whistled as I walked along. The wind whistled through the trees. \ صافِرة \ whistle. \ صَفِير \ whistle: a high sound made by forcing air out through a small hole between one’s lips; a sound like this, made by birds or by the wind; an instrument for making this sound: The policeman blew his whistle. \ صَفْرَة \ whistle: a high sound made by forcing air out through a small hole between one’s lips; a sound like this, made by birds or by the wind; an instrument for making this sound: The audience gave a whistle of disagreement. The policeman blew his whistle. -
3 whistle
[ˈwɪsl]1. verb1) to make a shrill, often musical, sound by forcing one's breath between the lips or teeth:Can you whistle?
يَصْفُرHe whistled a happy tune.
2) to make such a sound with a device designed for this:يُسْمِعُ صَوْتا كالصَّفيرThe referee whistled for half-time.
3) to make a shrill sound in passing through the air:يَئِزُّ الرَّصاصThe bullet whistled past his head.
4) (of the wind) to blow with a shrill sound.تَصْفُر الرّيح2. noun1) the sound made by whistling:صَفير، صَفْرَهHe gave a loud whistle to his friend across the road.
2) a musical pipe designed to make a whistling noise.صَفير الآلَةِ الموسيقيَّه3) an instrument used by policemen, referees etc to make a whistling noise:صُفّارة الشُّرْطي أو الحَكَم الرِّياضيThe referee blew his whistle at the end of the game.
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4 whistle
صَفَّارة (زامور) \ hooter: a horn on a vehicle or ship (for giving warning); a steam whistle at a factory (for work to start or stop). whistle: a high sound made by forcing air out through a small hole between one’s lips; a sound like this, made by birds or by the wind; an instrument for making this sound: The policeman blew his whistle. \ See Also صفرة (صَفْرَة) -
5 blow (blew, blown)
صَفَرَ \ blow (blew, blown): (of an instrument) sound by means of a stream of air: The whistle blew. whistle: to make the sound of a whistle: I whistled as I walked along. The wind whistled through the trees. -
6 blow, (blew, blown)
نَفَخَ \ blow up: to force air into sth.: Please blow up my football.. blow, (blew, blown): to send forward a stream of air: The wind was blowing hard., (of an instrument) to cause to sound by means of a stream of air The whistle blew. the driver blew his horn.. inflate: to fill (a football etc.) with air. puff: to blow (sth.) with a puff, blow (sth.) with a puff. -
7 صفر
صَفَرَ \ blow (blew, blown): (of an instrument) sound by means of a stream of air: The whistle blew. whistle: to make the sound of a whistle: I whistled as I walked along. The wind whistled through the trees. -
8 نفخ
نَفَخَ \ blow up: to force air into sth.: Please blow up my football.. blow, (blew, blown): to send forward a stream of air: The wind was blowing hard., (of an instrument) to cause to sound by means of a stream of air The whistle blew. the driver blew his horn.. inflate: to fill (a football etc.) with air. puff: to blow (sth.) with a puff, blow (sth.) with a puff. -
9 blow up
نَفَخَ \ blow up: to force air into sth.: Please blow up my football.. blow, (blew, blown): to send forward a stream of air: The wind was blowing hard., (of an instrument) to cause to sound by means of a stream of air The whistle blew. the driver blew his horn.. inflate: to fill (a football etc.) with air. puff: to blow (sth.) with a puff, blow (sth.) with a puff. -
10 inflate
نَفَخَ \ blow up: to force air into sth.: Please blow up my football.. blow, (blew, blown): to send forward a stream of air: The wind was blowing hard., (of an instrument) to cause to sound by means of a stream of air The whistle blew. the driver blew his horn.. inflate: to fill (a football etc.) with air. puff: to blow (sth.) with a puff, blow (sth.) with a puff. -
11 puff
نَفَخَ \ blow up: to force air into sth.: Please blow up my football.. blow, (blew, blown): to send forward a stream of air: The wind was blowing hard., (of an instrument) to cause to sound by means of a stream of air The whistle blew. the driver blew his horn.. inflate: to fill (a football etc.) with air. puff: to blow (sth.) with a puff, blow (sth.) with a puff. -
12 fiuk|nąć
pf — fiuk|ać impf (fiuknęła, fiuknęli — fiukam) vi pot. [ptak] to peep, to tweet- usłyszał fiukanie kosa he heard a blackbird tweeting- lokomotywa fiuknęła i pociąg ruszył the whistle blew and the train pulled outThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > fiuk|nąć
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13 pitar
v.1 to referee (arbitrar) (partido).2 to puff (on) (informal) (cigarrillo). ( Latin American Spanish)3 to blow a whistle (tocar el pito).4 to work (funcionar) (cosa).5 to blow the whistle, to blow a whistle, to whistle, to toot.6 to blow the whistle at, to blow the horn at, to toot at.Nos pita el taxi The taxi cab blows the whistle at us.* * *1 (silbar) to blow a whistle2 (tocar la bocina) to hoot, honk3 (abuchear) to boo and hiss4 (funcionar) to work\ir/irse pitando familiar to rush out, dash off* * *verb1) to whistle2) boo* * *1. VI1) (=sonar) [con silbato] to blow one's whistle; [con claxon] to hoot, blow one's hornel camionero me pitó — the lorry driver hooted at us, the lorry driver blew his horn at us
2) (=abuchear) to whistle3)ir o salir pitando * —
adiós, me tengo que ir pitando — bye, I must dash *
vámonos pitando, que no llegamos — let's get a move on or we won't get there in time *
4) LAm * (=fumar) to smoke5) † (=funcionar) to work2. VT1) (Dep)el árbitro pitó falta — the referee whistled o blew for a foul
¿quién pita el partido? — who's refereeing the match?
2) LAm * (=fumar) to smoke* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)a) guardia/árbitro to blow one's whistleb) vehículo to blow the horn, to hootc) público ( como protesta) to boo and hisssalió pitando — he was off like a shot (colloq), he legged it (colloq)
3) (CS fam) ( fumar) to smoke2.* * *----* pitar fuera de juego = judge + offside.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)a) guardia/árbitro to blow one's whistleb) vehículo to blow the horn, to hootc) público ( como protesta) to boo and hisssalió pitando — he was off like a shot (colloq), he legged it (colloq)
3) (CS fam) ( fumar) to smoke2.* * ** pitar fuera de juego = judge + offside.* * *pitar [A1 ]viA1 «guardia/árbitro» to blow one's whistle2 «vehículo» to blow o sound the horn, beep, hoot, honk3 «público» (como protesta) ≈ to boo and hiss, to whistle ( as sign of disapproval)B pitandoger ( Esp fam) (rápido): me voy pitando que no quiero llegar tarde I'm going to shoot off o dash because I don't want to be late ( colloq)cuando nos vieron llegar, salieron pitando when they saw us coming, they were off like a shot o they legged it o they made themselves scarce ( colloq)■ pitarvtA ‹falta› to blow for, award, call ( AmE)no creas que te estoy pitando I'm not having you on o pulling your leg, you know ( colloq)* * *
pitar ( conjugate pitar) verbo intransitivo
verbo transitivo ‹ falta› to blow for, award, call (AmE)
pitar
I verbo transitivo
1 (silbato) to blow
2 Dep (arbitrar) to referee
3 Dep (una falta, etc) el árbitro no pitó la falta, the referee didn't give the foul
II verbo intransitivo
1 (una olla, un tren) to whistle
2 (tocar el pito) to blow one's whistle, (la bocina) to toot one's horn
3 (abuchear, protestar) to boo
♦ Locuciones: familiar salir pitando, to fly off
' pitar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
penalty
English:
bleep
- hiss
- hoot
- toot
- whistle
- beep
- honk
* * *♦ vt1. [arbitrar] [partido] to referee2. [señalar] [falta] to blow for;el árbitro pitó penalti the referee blew for a penalty♦ vi1. [tocar el pito] to blow a whistle;[del coche] to beep one's horn;el coche pitaba para abrirse paso the car beeped its horn to get through2. [arbitrar] to referee[persona] to get onsalir/irse pitando to rush out/off like a shot, to dash out/off;venir pitando to come rushing* * *I v/i1 whistle3 L.Am. ( fumar) smoke4 fam:salir pitando dash off fam II v/tblow for;pitar el final DEP blow the final whistle2 silbato blow* * *pitar vi1) : to blow a whistle2) : to whistle, to boo3) : to beep, to honk, to tootpitar vt: to whistle at, to boo* * *pitar vb2. (tocar la bocina) to hootirse pitando / salir pitando to rush / to dash off -
14 pito
m.1 whistle (silbato).2 horn (claxon).3 fag (informal) (cigarrillo).4 willie (British), peter (United States) (informal) (penis).5 cock (vulgar) (penis). (especially Mexican Spanish)6 hooting, beeping, whistling.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: pitar.* * *1 (pájaro) woodpecker\pito real green woodpecker————————1 (silbato) whistle2 (de coche) horn3 (de voz) high pitch6 (abucheo) booing7 (con los dedos) click\me importa un pito familiar I don't give a hoot/damnpor pitos o por flautas familiar for one reason or anothertocar el pito to hoottomar a alguien por el pito de un sereno familiar to mess somebody around* * *noun m.* * *SM1) [de coche, camión] horn, hooter; [de tren] whistle, hooter2) (=silbato) whistletomar a algn por el pito de un sereno —
me tomaron por el pito de un sereno — Esp * they thought I was something the cat dragged in
4) * (=pene) willy *, peter (EEUU) ***5) LAm6) (Orn)* * *1)a) ( silbato) whistletener voz de pito — (fam) to have a squeaky voice
entre pitos y flautas — (fam) (what) with one thing and another (colloq)
me importa un pito — (fam) I don't give a damn (colloq)
no entender/saber (ni) un pito — (fam)
por pitos o flautas — (fam) somehow or other (colloq)
tocar pito — (AmL fam)
¿y este tipo qué pito(s) toca aquí? — what on earth's o what the hell's he doing here? (colloq)
tocar el pito — to hoot, honk
2)a) (fam) ( cigarrillo) smoke, fag (BrE colloq)b) (Chi fam) ( de marihuana) joint (colloq), spliff (sl)3) (fam) ( pene) weenie (AmE colloq), willy (BrE colloq)* * *1)a) ( silbato) whistletener voz de pito — (fam) to have a squeaky voice
entre pitos y flautas — (fam) (what) with one thing and another (colloq)
me importa un pito — (fam) I don't give a damn (colloq)
no entender/saber (ni) un pito — (fam)
por pitos o flautas — (fam) somehow or other (colloq)
tocar pito — (AmL fam)
¿y este tipo qué pito(s) toca aquí? — what on earth's o what the hell's he doing here? (colloq)
tocar el pito — to hoot, honk
2)a) (fam) ( cigarrillo) smoke, fag (BrE colloq)b) (Chi fam) ( de marihuana) joint (colloq), spliff (sl)3) (fam) ( pene) weenie (AmE colloq), willy (BrE colloq)* * *pito11 = whistle, bleeper, squeaker.Ex: The author reports on a project for the revival of traditional toys in which a group of adults made toys (e.g., dolls, carts, tops, whistles) that recalled their childhoods.
Ex: A whistle from the owner activates the bleeper and light in this keyring, enabling lost keys to be found.Ex: Each contain a replaceable ultrasonic squeaker that emits a sound out of human earshot.* importar un pito = could not care less.pito22 = willy [willie].Ex: If your fella is prepared to wipe his willy after widdling just to keep you happy, he must care for you a great deal.
* * *A1 (silbato) whistletocar el pito to blow the whistletiene voz de pito she has a really shrill voiceno entender/saber/valer (ni) un pito ( fam): no entendí ni un pito I didn't understand a thing ( colloq), I couldn't make head nor tail of it ( colloq)no sabe un pito de motores he doesn't know the first thing about o he doesn't have a clue about engines ( colloq)tocar pito ( AmL fam): ¿y este tipo qué pito(s) toca aquí? what on earth's o what the hell's he doing here? ( colloq)nosotros ahí no tocamos un pito that's nothing to do with us ( colloq)tocar el pito to hoot, honk, beep, toot one's horn3 (chasqueo de dedos) snapping, clickingtocar or dar pitos to snap o click one's fingersCompuesto:( RPl) snookBtocarse el pito ( vulg); to twiddle one's thumbs ( colloq), to do sweet f.a. ( colloq), to do sod all ( BrE sl)* * *
Del verbo pitar: ( conjugate pitar)
pito es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
pitó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
pitar
pito
pitar ( conjugate pitar) verbo intransitivo
verbo transitivo ‹ falta› to blow for, award, call (AmE)
pito sustantivo masculino
1
tener voz de pito (fam) to have a squeaky voice
( de tren) whistle;
2 (Chi fam) ( de marihuana) joint (colloq), spliff (sl)
3 (fam) ( pene) weenie (AmE colloq), willy (BrE colloq)
pitar
I verbo transitivo
1 (silbato) to blow
2 Dep (arbitrar) to referee
3 Dep (una falta, etc) el árbitro no pitó la falta, the referee didn't give the foul
II verbo intransitivo
1 (una olla, un tren) to whistle
2 (tocar el pito) to blow one's whistle, (la bocina) to toot one's horn
3 (abuchear, protestar) to boo
♦ Locuciones: familiar salir pitando, to fly off
pito sustantivo masculino
1 (de silbato) whistle
2 (de claxon) hooter, horn
3 fam (pene) willy
♦ Locuciones: importar un pito: me importan un pito sus críticas, I couldn't care less about his criticism
tomar (a alguien) por el pito del sereno, to treat sb as nobody
entre pitos y flautas, what with one thing and another
' pito' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pitar
- silbato
English:
hiss
- whistle
- blow
- joint
- squeaky
* * *pito nm1. [silbato] whistle;tener voz de pito to have a very shrill voice;RP Fam¿y vos qué pito tocás acá? and what the hell are you doing here?;RPhacerle pito catalán a alguien to cock a snook at sb2. [claxon] horn;tocar el pito to sound one's horn7. CompFamentre pitos y flautas what with one thing and another;Fampor pitos o por flautas for one reason or another;Fam(no) me importa un pito I couldn't give a damn;Famme toman por el pito del sereno they don't pay me a blind bit of notice* * *m1 ( silbato) whistle;me importa un pito fam I don’t give a hoot fam ;entre pitos y flautas fam with one thing and another2 ( bocina) horn3 fig: pene willie fam* * *pito nm1) silbato: whistle2)* * * -
15 fischiare
1. v/t whistlefischiare qualcuno boo someone2. v/i di vento whistle* * *fischiare v. intr.1 to whistle; ( in segno di disapprovazione) to hiss, to boo: non ho mai saputo fischiare, I've never been able to whistle; il pubblico impaziente incominciò a fischiare, the audience grew impatient and started to whistle2 ( di uccello, vento, locomotiva ecc.) to whistle: il vento fischiava tra i rami, the wind whistled in the branches4 ( di orecchi) to buzz, to sing*: mi fischiavano gli orecchi, my ears were singing (o I had a buzzing in my ears); non ti fischiano gli orecchi?, (fig.) aren't your ears burning?5 (di proiettile ecc.) to whiz (z), to whirr, to whistle: le pallottole fischiavano intorno a noi, the bullets whistled all around us◆ v.tr.1 to whistle; ( per disapprovare) to hiss, to hoot, to boo, to catcall: fischiare un motivetto allegro, to whistle a merry (o happy) tune; fu fischiato e dovette lasciare il palcoscenico, he was hissed off the stage; la prima attrice venne ripetutamente fischiata, the leading actress was repeatedly hissed2 (sport) to whistle for: fischiare un fallo, to whistle for a foul; fischiare il fuorigioco, to whistle for offside; l'arbitro ha fischiato la fine della partita, the referee blew the final whistle.* * *[fis'kjare]1. vt1) (canzone, motivo) to whistle2) (in segno di disapprovazione) to hiss, boo2. vimi fischiano le orecchie — I've got a ringing in my ears, fig fam my ears are burning
* * *[fis'kjare] 1.verbo transitivo1) to whistle [melodia, comando]3) (per disapprovare) to boo, to hiss, to hoot2.1) (produrre un suono) [ persona] to whistle; [sirena, treno] to hoot; [freccia, proiettile] to whiz(z) by, to whiz(z) past2) (chiamare)fischiare a — to whistle at [ persona]
••* * *fischiare/fis'kjare/ [1]1 to whistle [melodia, comando]3 (per disapprovare) to boo, to hiss, to hoot(aus. avere)1 (produrre un suono) [ persona] to whistle; [sirena, treno] to hoot; [freccia, proiettile] to whiz(z) by, to whiz(z) past; avere le orecchie che fischiano to have a buzzing in one's ears2 (chiamare) fischiare a to whistle at [ persona]; fischiare a una ragazza to wolf-whistle at a girlmi fischiano le orecchie my ears are burning. -
16 silbato
m.whistle.* * *1 whistle* * *noun m.* * *SM whistle* * *a) ( pito) whistleb) (Col period) ( árbitro) referee* * *= whistle.Ex. The author reports on a project for the revival of traditional toys in which a group of adults made toys (e.g., dolls, carts, tops, whistles) that recalled their childhoods.* * *a) ( pito) whistleb) (Col period) ( árbitro) referee* * *= whistle.Ex: The author reports on a project for the revival of traditional toys in which a group of adults made toys (e.g., dolls, carts, tops, whistles) that recalled their childhoods.
* * *1 (pito) whistletocar el silbato to blow the whistleCompuesto:tin whistle* * *
silbato sustantivo masculino
silbato sustantivo masculino whistle
' silbato' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chiflar
- pitar
- pitido
- pito
- silbido
English:
whistle
- blow
* * *silbato nmwhistle;tocar el silbato to blow the whistle* * *m whistle* * *silbato nmpito: whistle* * *silbato n whistle -
17 Pfeife
f; -, -n1. (Trillerpfeife) whistle; MUS. pipe; MIL. fife; einer Orgel: (organ) pipe; nach jemandes Pfeife tanzen fig. dance to s.o.’s tune; alles tanzt nach seiner Pfeife fig. he always plays first fiddle3. umg. (Versager) dead loss; du Pfeife! you are useless!* * *die Pfeife(Orgelpfeife) pipe;(Querpfeife) fife;(Signalpfeife) whistle;(Tabakspfeife) pipe* * *Pfei|fe ['pfaifə]f -, -n1) whistle; (= Querpfeife) fife (ESP MIL), piccolo; (= Bootsmannspfeife, Orgelpfeife) pipenach jds Pféífe tanzen — to dance to sb's tune
2) (zum Rauchen) pipeeine Pféífe rauchen — to smoke or have a pipe
3) (inf = Versager) wash-out (inf)* * *die1) (a small tube with a bowl at one end, in which tobacco is smoked: He smokes a pipe; ( also adjective) pipe tobacco.) pipe2) (a musical instrument consisting of a hollow wooden, metal etc tube through which the player blows or causes air to be blown in order to make a sound: He played a tune on a bamboo pipe; an organ pipe.) pipe3) (a musical pipe designed to make a whistling noise.) whistle4) (an instrument used by policemen, referees etc to make a whistling noise: The referee blew his whistle at the end of the game.) whistle* * *Pfei·fe<-, -n>[ˈpfaifə]f1. (Tabakspfeife) pipe\Pfeife rauchen to smoke a pipe2. (Trillerpfeife) whistle3. (Musikinstrument) pipedie \Pfeife blasen to play the pipe5.▶ nach jds \Pfeife tanzen to dance to sb's tune* * *die; Pfeife, Pfeifen1) (TabakPfeife) pipePfeife rauchen — smoke a pipe; be a pipe-smoker
2) (Musikinstrument) pipe; (der Militärkapelle) fife; (TrillerPfeife, an einer Maschine usw.) whistle; (OrgelPfeife) [organ-]pipenach jemandes Pfeife tanzen — (fig.) dance to somebody's tune
* * *nach jemandes Pfeife tanzen fig dance to sb’s tune;alles tanzt nach seiner Pfeife fig he always plays first fiddle2. (Tabakspfeife) pipe;er raucht Pfeife he smokes a pipe3. umg (Versager) dead loss;du Pfeife! you are useless!* * *die; Pfeife, Pfeifen1) (TabakPfeife) pipePfeife rauchen — smoke a pipe; be a pipe-smoker
2) (Musikinstrument) pipe; (der Militärkapelle) fife; (TrillerPfeife, an einer Maschine usw.) whistle; (OrgelPfeife) [organ-]pipenach jemandes Pfeife tanzen — (fig.) dance to somebody's tune
* * *-n (Tabaks-) f.pipe n. -n f.whistle n. -
18 pitazo
m.1 whistle, whistle blow.2 tip-off, tipoff.* * *SM LAm whistle, hoot* * *1)a) (CS, Per) ( del árbitro) whistle2) (Méx fam) ( información) tip-off* * *1)a) (CS, Per) ( del árbitro) whistle2) (Méx fam) ( información) tip-off* * *A1 (CS, Per) (del árbitro) whistle* * *pitazo nm1. Andes, RP, Ven [pitido] whistle;el árbitro dio un pitazo the referee blew his whistle* * *m L.Am.whistle -
19 blæse
2det blǽse r — (ду́ет) ве́тер
det blǽse r jeg på — я плюю́ на э́то
* * ** * ** blow;( signal) sound;[ blæse alarm] sound the alarm;[ det blæser] there is a wind, it is windy, it (el. the wind) is blowing;(omtr =) you can't eat your cake and have it;[ med præp & adv:][ blæse af]( aflyse) call off ( fx a strike);( afvarsle efter luftalarm) sound the All-Clear;[ hans hat blæste af] his hat blew off;[ blæse bort] blow away,(se også II. blæst);[ det blæser fra land] the wind is blowing off shore;(give signal etc) blow a whistle;[ blæse i trompet] blow a trumpet;[ blæse være med det!] never mind![ blæse op]( åbne) blow open,( puste op) blow up, inflate;[ døren blæste op] the door flew (el. blew) open;[ det blæser op] the wind is rising (el. getting up);[ blæse på fløjte] play the flute;[ blæse på trompet] play (el. blow) the trumpet;[ det blæser jeg på] I don't care a hang;[ blæse til angreb] se I. angreb;[ blæse et lys ud] blow out a candle;[ brevet blæste ud ad vinduet] the letter flew (el. was blown) out of the window; -
20 fischiare
[fis'kjare]1. vt1) (canzone, motivo) to whistle2) (in segno di disapprovazione) to hiss, boo2. vimi fischiano le orecchie — I've got a ringing in my ears, fig fam my ears are burning
См. также в других словарях:
blow the whistle on — {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. To inform against; betray. * /The police caught one of the bank robbers, and he blew the whistle on two more./ 2. To act against, stop, or tell people the secrets of (crime or lawlessness). * /The mayor blew the whistle on… … Dictionary of American idioms
blow the whistle on — {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. To inform against; betray. * /The police caught one of the bank robbers, and he blew the whistle on two more./ 2. To act against, stop, or tell people the secrets of (crime or lawlessness). * /The mayor blew the whistle on… … Dictionary of American idioms
blow\ the\ whistle\ on — v. phr. slang 1. To inform against; betray. The police caught one of the bank robbers, and he blew the whistle on two more. 2. To act against, stop, or tell people the secrets of (crime or lawlessness). The mayor blew the whistle on gambling. The … Словарь американских идиом
Whistle — Whis tle, n. [AS. hwistle a pipe, flute, whistle. See {Whistle}, v. i.] [1913 Webster] 1. A sharp, shrill, more or less musical sound, made by forcing the breath through a small orifice of the lips, or through or instrument which gives a similar… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Whistle duck — Whistle Whis tle, n. [AS. hwistle a pipe, flute, whistle. See {Whistle}, v. i.] [1913 Webster] 1. A sharp, shrill, more or less musical sound, made by forcing the breath through a small orifice of the lips, or through or instrument which gives a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
blow the whistle — phrasal slang : betray, inform * * * blow the whistle see ↑whistle, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑blow blow the whistle : to tell police, reporters … Useful english dictionary
blow 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… … Useful english dictionary
blow 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… … Useful english dictionary
blow the whistle on someone — blow the whistle (on (someone/something)) to show to the public dangerous conditions or illegal activities. I knew my company was polluting the water, but I was afraid I would lose my job if I blew the whistle on it. Usage notes: usually… … New idioms dictionary
blow the whistle on something — blow the whistle (on (someone/something)) to show to the public dangerous conditions or illegal activities. I knew my company was polluting the water, but I was afraid I would lose my job if I blew the whistle on it. Usage notes: usually… … New idioms dictionary
blow the whistle on — blow the whistle (on (someone/something)) to show to the public dangerous conditions or illegal activities. I knew my company was polluting the water, but I was afraid I would lose my job if I blew the whistle on it. Usage notes: usually… … New idioms dictionary