blow the whistle | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic,usually with "on")Todiscloseinformationto thepublicor toappropriateauthoritiesconcerning theillegalorsociallyharmfulactions of a person or group, especially acorporationorgovernmentagency.In some jurisdictions, it is illegal to fire a person forblowing the whistleon an employer.2025June 13,Kashmir Hill, “They Asked ChatGPT Questions. The Answers Sent Them Spiraling.”, inThe New York Times‎[1],→ISSN:In recent months, tech journalists at The New York Times have received quite a few such messages, sent by people who claim to have unlocked hidden knowledge with the help of ChatGPT, which then instructed them toblow the whistleon what they had uncovered.; (team sports)To make a piercing sound whichsignalsareferee's action or the end of a game.

Examples:

EN: - They'll blow the whistle on me.
ES: - Van a dar la alarma
EN: Whenever you see me with Miss Burke, blow the whistle.
ES: Cuando me veas con la Srta. Burke, pita.
EN: When I go to the kerb and blow the whistle you can go ahead.
ES: Cuando toque el silbato podrá irse.
EN: Wait till I blow the whistle.
ES: Espera que toque el pito.
EN: I'll blow the whistle twice. That's the signal.
ES: Esa será la señal.
EN: And remember, when I blow the whistle, rush to the joint.
ES: Y recordad que cuando toque el silbato, entráis en la casa.
EN: Yep, and blow the whistle.
ES: Y tocar el silbato.
EN: I blow the whistle.
ES: ¡Quiero silbar!
EN: All right. Now blow the whistle, Stanley.
ES: Ahora toca el silbato, Stanley.
EN: I'll count ten, then blow the whistle. OK. - OK.
ES: Contaré hasta 10 y tocaré el silbato.
EN: Anyway, i know he won't blow the whistle on me.
ES: Recién salido del ejército, casado... Sé que no me delatará.
EN: Didn't you hear me blow the whistle?
ES: ¿No me oyó tocar el silbato?
EN: He wouldn't blow the whistle.
ES: Él nunca me delataría.
EN: Tell him to blow the whistle.
ES: Que den el toque de atención.
EN: Did he let you blow the whistle?
ES: ¿Tocaste el silbato?

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