SNEAK ON (SOMEBODY)


Meaning of SNEAK ON (SOMEBODY) in English

sneak on somebody phrasal verb British English old-fashioned informal ( see also ↑ sneak )

to tell someone such as a parent or teacher about something that another person has done wrong, because you want to cause trouble for that person:

A little brat named Oliver sneaked on me.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.