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Noun

A deceitful or treacherous person

A person who informs on another person or group, especially to the authorities

A rough and generally bad-mannered person

One who causes trouble, especially one who does so deliberately

Mustela putorius, related to mink and weasels, native to Europe and parts of Asia

To avoid providing a clear answer or statement

To swindle someone by not paying a debt, especially a gambling debt

To give incriminating information about someone to authority

To admit that one has committed a crime or wrongdoing

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Noun

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A deceitful or treacherous person

jailbird^US

gaolbird^UK

phoney^UK

phony^US

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“Does the boss who scheduled your sadly abbreviated lunch break deserve to be called a weasel or a stoat?”

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A person who informs on another person or group, especially to the authorities

sympathizer^US

sympathiser^UK

destroyer of reputations

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“John was unfairly labeled as a weasel after consistently providing information and betraying his former comrades to the police.”

Noun

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A rough and generally bad-mannered person

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Noun

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One who causes trouble, especially one who does so deliberately

phoney^UK

phony^US

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Mustela putorius, related to mink and weasels, native to Europe and parts of Asia

Verb

To avoid providing a clear answer or statement

baulk^UK

balk^US

dance around an issue

put off

slip out

sneak away

worm one's way out of

temporize^US

temporise^UK

play it close to the vest

not give a straight answer to

beat about the bush about

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“While he was being questioned, the politician tried to weasel his way out of giving a straightforward answer.”

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To swindle someone by not paying a debt, especially a gambling debt

Verb

To give incriminating information about someone to authority

turn Queen's evidence

turn state's evidence

spill the beans about

be an insider

drop a dime

accuse

let the cat out of the bag

tell the police about

give someone a Judas kiss

tell the authorities about

publicise^UK

publicize^US

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To admit that one has committed a crime or wrongdoing

accept responsibility

let the cat out of the bag

make a clean breast of it

come out of the closet

get off your chest

make a clean breast of

make a clean breast of things

go public with

spill your guts about

spill the beans about

blow somebody's cover

admit to one's crimes

admit to one's sins

acknowledge information

admit to one's actions

put your hand up to something

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