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"get tipped off" is a correct and commonly-used phrase in written English.
It means to receive a warning or inside information about something. You can use it in any context where someone is receiving a warning or piece of information that helps them avoid a potential issue or take advantage of a situation. For example: - The detective got tipped off about the suspect's whereabouts and was able to apprehend him before he could flee the country. - She was tipped off by her friend about the job opening at the company, giving her a head start on the application process. - The restaurant owner got tipped off about the health inspector's surprise visit and was able to make necessary changes to avoid any violations. - The journalist got tipped off by a source about the corruption scandal and was able to break the story before any other media outlet. - The hackers were tipped off about a vulnerability in the company's security system and were able to exploit it before it was discovered.
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If they get tipped off to his coordinates, they carry out a special operation.
The F.B.I. never brought cases against them, and when other agencies, like the Massachusetts State Police, tried to target them, the gangsters always seemed to get tipped off.
Don't stop immediately, or she will get tipped off.
Don't look directly at her, or she will get tipped off.
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The plot comes from real events in 1995, when Bulger got tipped off about his impending indictment, and the F.B.I. was discovered to be maintaining inappropriate relationships with informants.
We got tipped off to the store's launch by reader Moshe Isaacian.
I first noticed something was up when we got tipped off that SnappyCam had disappeared from the App Store and all of SnappyLabs' websites went blank.
We got tipped off that the MileWise acquisition was in the works last Monday, but heard it could still go either way so we didn't publish.
That's when Frank got tipped off by the Marshalls. .
You probably got tipped off when you read my name on page two.
You probably got tipped off when you read my name on page 2. Maybe it even pulled you out of the story a little bit?
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