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tell on
Idioms and Phrases
Tattle on, inform on, as in Marjorie said she'd tell on him if he pulled her hair again . This seemingly modern term appeared in a 1539 translation of the Bible (I Samuel 27:11): 鈥淒avid saved neither man nor woman ... for fear (said he) lest they should tell on us.鈥Example Sentences
DragonForce, the cyber criminal gang we were told on Tuesday was likely to be behind the attack, allow other hackers to use their malicious software for attacks providing they get a cut.
But in late September, Miller did something that surprised everyone: He walked into his supervisor鈥檚 office and told on himself.
In the end, about 130,000 pupils answered the questions online in classrooms and were told on the survey form itself that the information would not be shared.
The thing is, most people can鈥檛 help but tell on themselves.
The pupils answered the questions online in classrooms and were told on the survey form itself that the information would not be shared.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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