Tip Off (Verb)
Meaning
Give insider information or advise to; "He tipped off the police about the terrorist plot".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The whistleblower tipped off the newspaper about the company's financial scandal.
- A concerned neighbor tipped off the authorities about the suspicious activity in the abandoned house.
- An insider tipped off the investors about the upcoming merger.
- The employee tipped off the CEO about the potential security threat to the company data.
- The source tipped off the journalist about the politician's corrupt dealings.