hiss-and-tell

Definitions

Disclosing private information in a hostile manner.

idiomatic, informal, not-comparable

Examples

“But Miller's tale is as notable for what it isn't as for what it is. It is not a hiss-and-tell attempt⟳ to settle⟳ scores and mold history like⟳ Donald Regan's For the Record⟳, a spin-doctored account of his time as President Reagan's chief of staff.”

“What is clear from this hiss-and-tell diary is that Hoddle feels immune to any downward glances, any disapproving charge from his bosses at the FA.”

“Maybe that's what this hiss-and-tell book is all about, therapy for McEnroe's battered psyche, a nightmare marriage, a splendid career best remembered for screeching on-court tantrums.”

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