Rat out Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈɹæt/ /ˈaʊt

RAT-owt

UK

ɹˈæt/ /ˈaʊt

rat-OWT

التعريف

To tell someone in authority about another person's wrongdoing, usually in a secret or disloyal way.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Very informal, often used in American English with a negative sense of betrayal or disloyalty. Common with 'to the police', 'to the teacher', etc. Synonymous with 'snitch on'. Not appropriate in formal contexts.

• Spanish: delatar - traicionar
• Portuguese (BR): dedurar - entregar
• Portuguese (PT): chibar - trair
• Chinese (Simplified): 告发 - 出卖
• Chinese (Traditional): 告發 - 出賣
• Hindi: चुगली करना - धोखा देना
• Arabic: يشي - يخبر عليهم
• Bengali: ঠেকা দেওয়া - ফাঁস করে দেওয়া
• Russian: настучать - сдать (от сленга)
• Japanese: チクる
• Vietnamese: mách lẻo - tố cáo (lén lút)
• Korean: 고자질하다 - 밀고하다
• Turkish: ispiyonlamak - gammazlamak
• Urdu: چغلی کھانا - راز فاش کرنا
• Indonesian: mengadu - membocorkan (secara rahasia)

جمل نموذجية

He ratted out his friend to the teacher.

basic

Don't rat out your classmates.

basic

She was scared to rat out her boss.

basic

Who ratted us out to the principal?

natural

I wouldn't rat out my brother, no matter what.

natural

Someone ratted out the whole group to the cops last night.

natural