blow the whistle

笛を吹く

試合中、停止などの合図を出すために笛を鳴らす。

やさしい英語で： To make a sound with a whistle to signal something during a game, such as a stop.

• The referee blew the whistle.
• Did she blow the whistle before the goal?
• He blows the whistle whenever a player breaks a rule.

類義語： whistle

よく使う表現： blow the whistle, blow the whistle again

不正を告発する

他人の違法行為や不正を、権限のある人に知らせる。

やさしい英語で： To tell someone in authority about another person's illegal or dishonest actions.

• Someone needs to blow the whistle.
• She blew the whistle on her dishonest boss.
• Would you blow the whistle if your company broke the law?

使い方： blow the whistle on someone/something (An employee blew the whistle on the fraud.)

類義語： report, expose

よく使う表現： blow the whistle, finally blow the whistle

内部告発する

組織内の違法行為や有害な行為を、公にしたり当局に知らせたりする。

やさしい英語で： To tell the public or officials about illegal or harmful actions within an organization.

• She blew the whistle on the fraud.
• An employee has blown the whistle on unsafe working conditions.
• Would you blow the whistle if your employer broke the law?

使い方： blow the whistle on someone/something (An employee blew the whistle on the company’s fraud.)

類義語： report wrongdoing, expose wrongdoing

よく使う表現： blow the whistle publicly, blow the whistle anonymously