blow the whistle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To disclose information to the public or to appropriate authorities concerning the illegal or socially harmful actions of a person or group, especially a corporation or government agency.
To make a piercing sound which signals a referee's action or the end of a game.

en-au-blow the whistle.ogg

blow the whistle blows the whistle blowing the whistle blew the whistle blown the whistle

When used idiomatically, probably an allusion to a police officer blowing his or her whistle on observing a violation of the law.

tattle tell on

whistle-blower speak truth to power

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