Thesaurus results for GRASSED (ON)

grassed (on)

verb

past tense of grass (on), British slang

as in told (on)

to give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities that bloke would grass on his own mater to save himself

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The night before our spaghetti dinner, Caleb sat me down by the cabin’s large, whirling fireplace and talked to me about meatballs for two hours.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
In a follow-up phone interview, Collins talked further about the toll taken.

— Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026

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Mandel’s work also informed a 2012 New York Times Magazine column on how the art market thrives on inequality, which argued that fine art belongs less to the broader global economy than to the peculiar economy of the very rich.

— Molly A. Wallace, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Regular two-way communication, where staff are heard, not just informed, combined with genuine empathy for the disruption, gives people something to hold onto.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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