blew the whistle
Reported the misconduct
Blew the whistle is the past tense of blow the whistle, meaning to expose wrongdoing or call attention to misconduct.
The image is of a referee stopping play or a police officer alerting others.
Someone who blows the whistle on corruption, fraud, or abuse is a whistleblower: She blew the whistle on the company's illegal dumping practices.
- snitchedInformed on someone
- squealedCried out sharply
- whistleblewDisclosed institutional wrongdoing
- disclosureAct of revealing information
- revealMake something visible
informant · alert · leaked · broke the story · exposed · smoking gun · insider · internal affairs · Deep Throat · accountability · watchdog · courage · spoke up · spilled the beans · ratted out · dropped a dime · named names · spill the tea
blew the whistlekept quiet
covered up · swept under the rug · hushed up · suppressed · concealed
blew the whistleclosed ranks
United defensively as group
blew the whistleparticipated
Took an active role
enabled · facilitated · stood by · abetted · collaborated
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