英语词汇blow the whistle的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	blow the whistle
词源	blow the whistle. This phrase means to inform on someone or something. The expression, of recent vintage, was inspired by the whistles blown by basketball or football officials after a foul has been committed.
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