name names

name names
name names
To give specific names, esp so as to accuse or blame the people thus named
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Main Entry:name

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name names phrase
to state publicly the names of people involved in something dishonest or illegal

a witness willing to name names

Thesaurus: to accuse someone of a crimesynonym police officershyponym
Main entry: name

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mention specific names, esp. of people involved in something wrong or illegal

if you're convinced my staff is part of this operation, then name names

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name names
: to say the names of people who were involved in something

He said he knew who did it, but he wouldn't name names.

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Main Entry:name

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name ˈnames idiom
to give the names of the people involved in sth, especially sth wrong or illegal

He has accused the government of corruption and claims he is prepared to name names.

Main entry:nameidiom

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