- rat on someone
- rat on someoneInf. to report someone's bad behavior to someone in authority; to tattle on someone. •
John ratted on me, and I got in trouble.
•If he rats on me, I'll hit him!
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
rat on someone
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