What is another word for blow the whistle?

Pronunciation: [blˈə͡ʊ ðə wˈɪsə͡l] (IPA)

There are many synonyms for the phrase "blow the whistle," which means to reveal a secret or expose wrongdoing. Some of these synonyms include "ring the bell," "sound the alarm," "speak out," "report," "disclose," "uncover," "expose," and "share the truth." Other related phrases include "blow the lid off," "pull back the curtain," "lift the veil," and "shine a light on." Whatever phrase is used, the underlying meaning is the same: to bring attention to something that needs to be addressed and to encourage others to take action. Whichever phrase you choose, remember that it takes courage to speak out and do what is right.

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What are the hypernyms for Blow the whistle?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Famous quotes with Blow the whistle

  • We don't always agree on stuff, but when it's time to blow the whistle and start the game, we're not still debating.
    Rick Wagoner
  • I have been afraid of putting air in a tire ever since I saw a tractor tire blow up and throw Newt Hardbine's father over the top of the Standard Oil sign. I'm not lying. He got stuck up there. About nineteen people congregated during the time it took for Norman Strick to walk up to the Courthouse and blow the whistle for the volunteer fire department. They eventually did come with the ladder and haul him down, and he wasn't dead but lost his hearing and in many other ways was never the same afterward. They said he overfilled the tire.
    Barbara Kingsolver
  • When we journalists fail to get across the reality of events to our readers, we have not only failed in our job; we have also become a party to the bloody events that we are supposed to be reporting. If we cannot tell the truth about the shooting down of a civilian airliner - because this will harm 'our' side in a war or because it will cast one of our 'hate' countries in the role of victim or because it might upset the owner of our newspaper - then we contribute to the very prejudices that provoke wars in the first place. If we cannot blow the whistle on a navy that shoots civilians out of the sky, then we make future killings of the same kind as 'understandable' as Mrs Thatcher found this one. Delete the Americans' panic and incompetence - all of which would be revealed in the months to come - and pretend an innocent pilot is a suicidal maniac, and it's only a matter of time before we blow another airliner out of the sky. Journalism can be lethal.
    Robert Fisk

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