rat out
Third Person
rats out
Present Participle
ratting out
Past Tense
ratted out
Past Participle
ratted out
1
to inform an authority about the wrongdoings or crimes of others
- He ratted out a pair of colleagues so he could stay out of jail.
- He tried to rat out at the last minute.
- Someone ratted us out to the police.
- The news reporter ratted out the people who were involved with the scandal.
- He decided to rat out his colleagues involved in the illegal activities.