go state

go state
   American
   as a criminal to give evidence against an accomplice
   It would never do to turn Queen's evidence in a republic:
    Told me he gone state and all how he been goin on, (Turow, 1996 — a witness was explaining why she had changed her story)

How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. . 2014.

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