blow the whistle on

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blow the whistle on somebody/something

to tell someone in authority about something bad that is happening so that it can be stopped He was dismissed when he tried to blow the whistle on the safety problems at the factory. The kids are encouraged to blow the whistle on any of their friends who are using drugs.

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Whistle blowers A CAMPAIGN has been launched to urge people to blow the whistle on domestic violence. Fighting crime talk by The Journal (Newcastle, England) The charity Public Concern at Work said workers were twice as likely to blow the whistle on wrongdoings than they were five years ago. Whistle blower line is busy by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England) NAIRN COUNTY were keen to blow the whistle on bad refereeing after crashing out of the Highland League Cup to Keith. Football: Blunder referee blew away our chances of cup semi rage ... by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)			blow it Blow it out your ear! blow itself out blow lunch blow mind blow nose blow off blow off steam blow off the map blow on Blow on it! blow out blow out of proportion blow out of the water blow over blow own horn blow own trumpet blow sky-high blow smoke blow socks off blow stack blow the gaff blow the joint blow the lid off blow the whistle blow the whistle on blow to blow to bits blow to kingdom come blow to smithereens blow top blow up blow up in face blow wide open blow-by-blow blow-by-blow account blown blue blue blood blue collar blue in the face blue-collar blues bluff bluff into bluff out bluff way bluff way out blurt out blush blush with			blow past Blow pipe Blow pipe Blow pipe blow pressure blow rate blow sky-high blow smoke blow smoke blow smoke blow smoke blow smoke Blow snake blow socks off blow socks off blow socks off blow socks off blow someone or something to bits blow something out of proportion blow stack blow stack blow stack blow stack blow stack blow the gaff blow the joint blow the lid off blow the whistle blow the whistle blow the whistle blow the whistle on blow through blow to blow to bits blow to kingdom come blow to pieces Blow to Pop blow to smithereens blow top blow top blow top blow top blow top Blow torch Blow torch blow trumpet blow trumpet blow trumpet blow tube blow up blow up blow up blow up blow up Blow Up (film) Blow Up (film) Blow Up (film) blow up in face blow up in face blow up in face blow up in face

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