- tell on someone
- tell on (someone)
to give information about bad behavior to someone in authority.
None of his friends told on Louie, not even when he slipped live grasshoppers into a mailbox.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
tell on someone
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tell off someone — tell off (someone) to tell someone that their behavior is not acceptable. I was told off by my best friend, and it was a long time before I could forgive her. He s always been obnoxious and it s about time someone told him off … New idioms dictionary
tell — [ tel ] (past tense and past participle told [ tould ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 give information ▸ 2 order/advise to do something ▸ 3 recognize something ▸ 4 have clear effect ▸ 5 fail to keep secret ▸ 6 count something ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) transitive to give… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tell against — ˌtell a ˈgainst [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they tell against he/she/it tells against present participle telling against past tense told against … Useful english dictionary
tell off — (someone) to tell someone that their behavior is not acceptable. I was told off by my best friend, and it was a long time before I could forgive her. He s always been obnoxious and it s about time someone told him off … New idioms dictionary
tell on — (someone) to give information about bad behavior to someone in authority. None of his friends told on Louie, not even when he slipped live grasshoppers into a mailbox … New idioms dictionary
tell */*/*/ — UK [tel] / US verb Word forms tell : present tense I/you/we/they tell he/she/it tells present participle telling past tense told UK [təʊld] / US [toʊld] past participle told Get it right: tell: Unlike the verb say, the verb tell is usually used… … English dictionary
Someone Should Tell You — Infobox Single Name = Someone Should Tell You Artist = Lemar from Album = The Truth About Love Released = 20 November, 2006 Format = CD single Digital download Recorded = 2006 Genre = R B/Soul Length = 3:43 Label = Sony Music Writer = Paul Barry… … Wikipedia
tell off — verb reprimand She told the misbehaving student off • Syn: ↑brush down • Hypernyms: ↑call on the carpet, ↑take to task, ↑rebuke, ↑rag, ↑trounce, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
tell on — verb 1. give away information about somebody (Freq. 1) He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam • Syn: ↑denounce, ↑betray, ↑give away, ↑rat, ↑grass, ↑shit, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
tell against — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms tell against : present tense I/you/we/they tell against he/she/it tells against present participle telling against past tense told against past participle told against British tell against someone if a quality … English dictionary
