rat on
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Yet he also refuses to identify someone who can prove his innocence because he does not rat on people, and, he insists, he is innocent of the killings.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2024
The poster showed a rat on its haunches, standing in the shadow of a giant version of itself.
From New York Times ● Jun. 25, 2022
Santer says his son felt unsafe at home after someone left a dead rat on his doorstep.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 23, 2022
The woman in this shot was called Miriam, and the rat on her shoulder is called Bestia.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 31, 2019
For a blanket in my cold little room, SS-Hauptsturmführer Amadeus von Linden, I would without remorse or hesitation rat on my heroic ancestor William Wallace, Guardian of Scotland.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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