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Phr V dob in dobs, dobbing, dobbed dob in sb or dob sb in British & Australian informal to cause trouble for someone by telling someone in authority that they have done something wrongAt school she was the sort of girl who was always dobbing people in.
dob in verb 1 to inform against someone; to tell on someone AUSTRALIA, 1954. 2 to contribute funds AUSTRALIA, 1956
phrasedob in dob sb in BrE old-fashioned informal if you dob someone in, you tell the police or someone in authority that they have done something wrong: If I ever find out who dobbed me in, I'll kill them, I really will.■ SIMILAR TO: split on BrE informal, grass on BrE informal
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