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name names

Verb

Meaning

name names (third-person singular simple present names names, present participle naming names, simple past and past participle named names)

(idiomatic) To identify specific people, especially people involved in misdeeds or other secretive activity.
Synonyms: inform, grass up, snitch; see also Thesaurus:rat out

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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Examples

I know acts and I'm not going to name names but these people sold ten million copies the first time and the second album sells three million and it's considered a failure and they're dropped and that's really a shame. Gerry Beckley

Although the governor did not name names, he said this class of politicians were making some political fortune from the escalating security challenge, and therefore wanted the status quo to remain. Source: Internet

I’m not gonna name names here, but there are a handful of Deadspin staffers who are openly anti–chicken wing and it’s ENRAGING. Source: Internet

He won’t name names: “So many people still have so much time to recover from the pressure. Source: Internet

I will name names…. Source: Internet

Messi fired back in an Instagram post, asking him to name names or face his work. Source: Internet

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