split on

phrasal verb

split on; splitting on; splits on

British, informal

: to give information about the secret or criminal activity of (someone) to the police

He would never split on his chums.

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But no case has viewers split on whether or not the sentencing was truly warranted as much as Walter Triplett Jr.’s. —

Emily Blackwood, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025 Respondents were evenly split on the middle way: maintaining existing season length and tag numbers and restricting hunting technology. —

Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 10 Jan. 2025 Even before last month’s decisions, lower courts were sharply split on the question of whether that part of the law can survive the test announced in Bruen. —

Adam Liptak, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025 All teams play in the gray area, as more than a few put it, but opinion was split on if teams blatantly skirted the rules. —

Emily Olsen, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for split on