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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!
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Phobos | | FO-bos (English) | Greek Mythology |
| Ercan | | - | Turkish |
| Marine | | ma-REEN (French) | French, Georgian |
| Gaea | | - | Greek Mythology (Latinized) |
| Angelus | | - | Late Roman |
| Bambang | | BAHM-bahng | Indonesian, Javanese |