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Interjection

Expression of annoyance

Noun

A worthless or contemptible person or group of people

Plural for an informer

Plural for a despicable person, especially a man who has been deceitful or disloyal

Plural for a person who frequents or visits a given place often

Plural for collector

Verb

To inform on someone to the police or a person in authority

Fail to fulfil an obligation, especially to repay a loan or to appear in a law court

To abandon one's country or cause, typically in favor of an opposing one

To refuse or be unwilling to accept or do something

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Interjection

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Expression of annoyance

Noun

A worthless or contemptible person or group of people

plowman^US

ploughman^UK

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Plural for an informer

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“He was supposedly the rat who betrayed the Gibraltar Three, the Eksund gun runners and the IRA men assassinated at Loughgall.”

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Plural for a despicable person, especially a man who has been deceitful or disloyal

jailbirds^US

gaolbirds^UK

phonies^US

confidence tricksters

phoneys^UK

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“The good news is that his adviser, that rat Fred Tough, has had to go with him.”

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Plural for a person who frequents or visits a given place often

Noun

Plural for collector

Verb

To inform on someone to the police or a person in authority

sells someone down the river

does the dirty on

squeals on

denounces

puts someone's pot on

spills the beans about

tells tales on someone

snitches on someone

fingers someone

blows the whistle on someone

pimps on someone

finks on someone

tells the authorities about

tells the police about

puts the finger on someone

confesses

drops a dime on someone

drops the dime on someone

dishes

cracks

reveals

gives someone a Judas kiss

turns Queen's evidence

turns King's evidence

lets the cat out of the bag

blows somebody's cover

bites the hand that feeds you

turns state's evidence

turns informer

walks out on

bites the hand that feeds one

goes back on

tricks

breaks trust

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Fail to fulfil an obligation, especially to repay a loan or to appear in a law court

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To abandon one's country or cause, typically in favor of an opposing one

Verb

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To refuse or be unwilling to accept or do something

dishonours^UK

dishonors^US

has no more truck with

has nothing more to do with

washes one's hands of

divorces oneself from

cuts off without a penny

gives someone the push

gives someone the air

gives the elbow

gives someone the big E

turns one's back on

ostracizes^US

sends packing

refuses to acknowledge

ostracises^UK

cuts off without a cent

cuts out of will

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