Usually means: Expose wrongdoing within an organization.
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  1. blow the whistle: Merriam-Webster
  2. blow the whistle: Collins English Dictionary
  3. blow the whistle: Wiktionary
  4. blow the whistle: Dictionary.com
  5. Blow the Whistle (album), Blow the Whistle (song): Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  6. blow the whistle: TheFreeDictionary.com
  7. Blow the whistle: Phrase Finder

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  1. blow the whistle: Idioms

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  1. blow the whistle: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (blow the whistle)

verb:  (idiomatic, usually with "on") To disclose information to the public or to appropriate authorities concerning the illegal or socially harmful actions of a person or group, especially a corporation or government agency.
verb:  (team sports) To make a piercing sound which signals a referee's action or the end of a game.

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