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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Although not being able to name names, Sergey told me that Chainlink is working with a host of Central Banks, Commercial Banks and Infrastructure providers.
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Vipin Bharathan, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
And dozens of people—including some bona-fide Communist Party members—accepted jail time and professional ostracism rather than name names.
—Beverly Gage, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Dunn won't name names, but Edgar and his mother, Cindy Hogan, have insinuated that someone else killed Livye: Montana Bockel.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2025
Buffett didn’t name names but seemed to touch on the political and cultural tumult of the moment in several sections of his 13-page letter.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 22 Feb. 2025
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Vipin Bharathan, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
And dozens of people—including some bona-fide Communist Party members—accepted jail time and professional ostracism rather than name names.
—Beverly Gage, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Dunn won't name names, but Edgar and his mother, Cindy Hogan, have insinuated that someone else killed Livye: Montana Bockel.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2025
Buffett didn’t name names but seemed to touch on the political and cultural tumult of the moment in several sections of his 13-page letter.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 22 Feb. 2025
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“Name names.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/name%20names. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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