name names
idiom
: to say the names of people who are involved in something
He said he knew who did it, but he wouldn't name names.
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Reps for the agency declined to name names.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 Dec. 2025
So not to throw anyone under the bus or name names, but late last month, Reuters reported that DOGE had disbanded quote, and cited statements from the Office of Personnel Management that the group was no longer a centralized government entity.
—Zoë Schiffer, Wired News, 5 Dec. 2025
During a November 1, 2016, interview with Variety, the 13-time Grammy Award winner did not name names but hinted at Trump's comments about women on the campaign trail.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Nov. 2025
McGuire again declined to name names, but brought dozens of pastries with him from a Rice Street bakery to illustrate the point.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 Dec. 2025
So not to throw anyone under the bus or name names, but late last month, Reuters reported that DOGE had disbanded quote, and cited statements from the Office of Personnel Management that the group was no longer a centralized government entity.
—Zoë Schiffer, Wired News, 5 Dec. 2025
During a November 1, 2016, interview with Variety, the 13-time Grammy Award winner did not name names but hinted at Trump's comments about women on the campaign trail.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Nov. 2025
McGuire again declined to name names, but brought dozens of pastries with him from a Rice Street bakery to illustrate the point.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
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“Name names.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/name%20names. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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