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
Young-Hoyung-hoKorean
Irma['ɜ:mə]
Veronica[və'rɔnikə]
RolandRO-lənd (English), ro-LAWN (French), RO-lawnd (Hungarian)English, French, German, Swedish, Dutch, Hungarian, Medieval French
Randi (1)RAN-deeEnglish
Sal[sæl]