sing like a canary



sing like a canary

To inform against someone to the police or other authority about his or her criminal or illicit behavior. I heard Joey Malone has been singing like a canary in the hopes of getting his sentence reduced. Let's make sure he's sleeping with the fishes before he gets the chance!
See also: canary, like, sing

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Leigh[li:]
ZekİYe-Turkish
SpikeSPIEKEnglish (Rare)
Jone (2)-Norwegian
Jayadev-Indian, Kannada
Guanyu-Chinese