Skip to Content

English Club : Learn English : Vocabulary
Vocabulary : Phrasal Verbs : T : tip off

tip off

Meaning: to warn someone or give someone secret information about something

For example:

  • tip sb off The thieves knew where the security van was going, so somebody must have tipped them off.

  • tip off sb Monica wondered who could have tipped off the police, and thought about everyone who knew she was carrying the drugs.

Quick Quiz:

Vince was caught stealing because someone had tipped off
  1. the security cameras
  2. the security guards
  3. the security code

Grammar explanation: separable and non-separable phrasal verbs

Get the ebook:
1000 Phrasal Verbs in Context

Discuss: tip off

Phrasal Verb of the Day

This entry is in the following categories: