- rat out on
- desert or betray someone, leave at a critical time
His friend ratted out on him when he refused to support him in his fight with the neighborhood bully.
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rat out on
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rat out — or[rat out on] {v. phr.}, {slang} To desert; to leave at a critical time. * /Joe ratted out on Sue when she was seven months pregnant./ … Dictionary of American idioms
rat out — or[rat out on] {v. phr.}, {slang} To desert; to leave at a critical time. * /Joe ratted out on Sue when she was seven months pregnant./ … Dictionary of American idioms
rat\ out — • rat out • rat out on v. phr. slang To desert; to leave at a critical time. Joe ratted out on Sue when she was seven months pregnant … Словарь американских идиом
rat\ out\ on — • rat out • rat out on v. phr. slang To desert; to leave at a critical time. Joe ratted out on Sue when she was seven months pregnant … Словарь американских идиом
rat out — in. to quit; to fink out (on someone or something). □ It’s too late to rat out. □ He tried to rat out at the last minute … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
rat out — vb to abandon, betray, cravenly withdraw. An Americanism which is also heard in Australia and, to a lesser extent, in Brit ain. Usages involving the rat compo nents have been in vogue since the 1980s. She ratted out at the last minute. They… … Contemporary slang
rat — rat1 [ræt] n [: Old English; Origin: rAt] 1.) an animal that looks like a large mouse with a long tail 2.) spoken someone who has been disloyal to you or deceived you ▪ But you promised to help us, you rat! 3.) look like a drowned rat to look… … Dictionary of contemporary English
rat on — (informal) 1 we don t rat on our friends: INFORM ON, betray, be unfaithful to, stab in the back; informal tell on, sell down the river, blow the whistle on, squeal on, stitch up, peach on, do the dirty on; Brit. informal grass on … Useful english dictionary
rat on — See: BLOW THE WHISTLE, RAT OUT … Dictionary of American idioms
rat on — See: BLOW THE WHISTLE, RAT OUT … Dictionary of American idioms
