tip off

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to give someone private information or an advance warning

   Phrasal verb · Separable

   tip someone off / tip off someone

   Usage: The object is the person warned or informed; a pronoun precedes off. About can introduce the information.

   An anonymous caller decided to tip off the police about the stolen paintings.

   Sources and attribution

   OpenAI Codex authors; independent AI editorial review recorded in the corpus review archive. — Original project editorial material; cleared for The Missing Workbook

   • The Missing Workbook: original construction review

   An anonymous caller decided to tip off the police about the stolen paintings.

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