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To betray someone that has one's trust

To inform on someone (to an authority)

Betray someone, especially so as to benefit oneself

Fall short of expectation

An act of disloyalty

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Verb

To betray someone that has one's trust

“He trusted you to come here as his emissary, not knowing that you would stab him in the back so easily.”

Verb

To inform on someone (to an authority)

blow the whistle on

peach on someone

drop the dime on

sell down the river

do the dirty on

blow the whistle

put the finger on

put someone's pot on

spill the beans

act as an informer

be unfaithful to

break faith with

spill your guts

spill the beans on

point the finger

rat someone out

give someone away

point the bone at

tell the police about

give someone a Judas kiss

tell tales about

turn King's evidence

tell the authorities about

turn Queen's evidence

let the cat out of the bag

give the game away

divulge information

reveal information

spill the beans about

give the show away

come clean about

turn state's evidence

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“The cartel boss lived in constant fear of his henchmen stabbing him in the back at any moment.”

Verb

Betray someone, especially so as to benefit oneself

sell down the river

take advantage of

take for a ride

do the dirty on

play someone false

be unfaithful to

break faith with

pull a fast one on

put one over on

take to the cleaners

pull a swifty on

lead up the garden path

pull a fast one

give someone a bum steer

pull the wool over someone's eyes

play for a sucker

sell a bill of goods

sell a bill of goods to

do someone in the eye

break the rules

throw dust in someone's eyes

lead down the garden path

get the better of

pull someone's leg

make a sucker of

play fast and loose with

send on a wild-goose chase

give the runaround

charge too much

take to cleaners

take for a fool

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Verb

Fall short of expectation

let someone down

fail to support

fall short of expectation

leave high and dry

leave in the lurch

Noun

An act of disloyalty

treacherousness

act of disloyalty

act of treachery

breach of faith

breach of trust

double-crossing

false-heartedness

untrustworthiness

trahison des clercs

underhandedness

unscrupulousness

monkey business

lack of veracity

ambidextrousness

misrepresentation

telling stories

smoke and mirrors

undependability

hollow-heartedness

subversive activity

betrayal of trust

breaking of faith

criminal action

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“This amounts to an outrage, to a veritable stab in the back!”

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