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JCDenton Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

rat someone out??

0Hi guys,02br
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00Somehow I can't decide whether "01b00rat someone out02b00" means to fire someone from the work or whether it means just betray your college in the work. I came across to this phrase in this context: Girl in a hospital found out about a scam of one orderly guy. He answered her:02br
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01i01b00So, what, you gonna rat me out?02b02i02br
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00What pisses me off that I didn't find 01i01b00rat out02b02i00 on the freedictionary.com. That's why I don't know what it is..:-(( From the context I feels that it means 01i01b00So, what, you gonna tell it to my supervisor/ you gonna betray me???02b02i00 But I'm not sure.02br
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00thanks in advance.02br
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00JCD0-
  

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0You're right. Rat someone out means to betray a colleague. It is most commonly used among criminals.

— Old Man Gordon

  • 0You're right.
  • Rat someone out means to betray a colleague.
  • It is most commonly used among criminals.
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0You're right. Rat someone out means to betray a colleague. It is most commonly used among criminals. Another common term is "stool pigeon".0-
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