grassed (on)

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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  • Ars previously talked with one US robotics distributor that has pivoted from importing China’s humanoid robots to opening a US manufacturing facility for robots.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026
  • In May of that year, Walzer and I sat in their kitchen and talked amid boxes waiting to be unpacked and paintings waiting to be hung.
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  • Sorrells said that his opponent’s assessment is Ill-informed.
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“Grassed (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grassed%20%28on%29. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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