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.

Examples of split on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The economists are split on how the FOMC will characterize inflation, with a plurality expecting the committee to repeat that there has been a lack of recent progress. —

Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 8 June 2024 Southwest Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Colorado After Flight Attendants Smelled Smoke in Cabin In the comments section, other Redditors were split on whether the flight attendant should be the one to clean the mess. —

Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 8 June 2024 The suburban-urban split on congestion pricing is part of a broader and longstanding schism over issues like school funding, taxes and transportation. —

Nate Schweber, New York Times, 6 June 2024 Labor experts are split on how the unique demands of United Auto Workers Local 4811 could come to a precedent-setting end. —

Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2024 Now conservatives had a 5-4 split on the Supreme Court, with Kavanaugh joining Roberts, Alito, Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch. —

Lisa Lerer, New York Times, 28 May 2024 Experts are split on whether Minnesota really will be competitive this time, given its history and the strong Democratic Party ground game in the state. —

Steve Karnowski, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2024 The Freedom Caucus had split on issues like immigration. —

Daniel Walters, Idaho Statesman, 14 May 2024 Recently, recruiting experts who spoke to Fortune were split on what effect the protests will have on students’ ability to get hired, if any. —

Jason Ma, Fortune, 11 May 2024

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