blow the whistle on

Meaning

1. Oxford100% of films

   to tell sb in authority about sth wrong or illegal that sb is doing

   Blow the whistle on what?

In the movies · 1

• Blow the whistle on what?Lethal Weapon1987
• You tell them I'm gonna blow the whistle on them.The Game1997
• And she blows her whistle...Blackfish2013
• He blows the whistle and he gets fired.Ant-Man2015
• You blow that whistle, ain't no going back.Project Power2020
• making the ride as comfortable as possible, blow your whistle soothingly.Life of Pi2012
• When I blow my whistle, I want each of you to kick off from the ground, hard.Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone2001
• - - THOR: We're okay.Good Boys2019

From the same entry

• blow your brains out
• blow chunks
• blow a fuse
• blow the gaff
• blow hot and cold
• blow out of the water
• blow smoke
• blow your mind
• blow your own trumpet
• blow your top
• blow up in face
• blow the cobwebs away

More idioms

• climb on the bandwagon
• get off the hook
• get your teeth into
• give a helping hand
• go head to head
• have an axe to grind
• have seen better days
• have written all over it
• have your finger on the pulse
• i've heard it all before
• if memory serves me well
• if truth be known