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The idea is that one should 'fall on the grenade' to protect his criminal comrades. When he instead throws them to the wolves to save himself, people get up-in-
by sillysaurus3 12y ago
The idea is that one should 'fall on the grenade' to protect his criminal comrades. When he instead throws them to the wolves to save himself, people get up-in-arms about it.
I guess I'm missing some context. Whose idea was the first sentence?
- pyre 12y agoIf you are part of a group engaging in illegal activity, and you (specifically you, not the whole group) are caught by the authorities, you are considered a 'snitch' if you rat out your associates rather than refusing to give the authorities any information and just 'doing your time.' @codesuela called him a "snitch," which has a negative connotation (e.g. phrases like "snitches get stitches"[1][2]). [1] http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=snitches+get+stitches http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=snitches+get+...! [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_Snitchin%27 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_Snitchin%27