tell-tale
51tell a different tale — tell a ˈdifferent story/tale idiom to give some information that is different from what you expect or have been told Main entry: ↑tellidiom …
52Tell — Tell, n. That which is told; tale; account. [R.] [1913 Webster] I am at the end of my tell. Walpole. [1913 Webster] …
53Tale — Tale, v. i. To tell stories. [Obs.] Chaucer. Gower. [1913 Webster] …
54tell a story — tell a tale, recount a story …
55tell tales out of school — To reveal confidential matters • • • Main Entry: ↑tale …
56tell one's — ● tale …
57tell a different story — tell a ˈdifferent story/tale idiom to give some information that is different from what you expect or have been told Main entry: ↑tellidiom …
58tell its own story — tell its own tale/story f18 idiom to explain itself, without needing any further explanation or comment • Her face told its own story. Main entry: ↑tellidiom …
59tale — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ long, rambling ▪ familiar ▪ amazing, bizarre, curious (esp. BrE), extraordinary, fantastic …
60Tell — 1. v. (past and past part. told) 1 tr. relate or narrate in speech or writing; give an account of (tell me a story). 2 tr. make known; express in words; divulge (tell me your name; tell me what you want). 3 tr. reveal or signify to (a person)… …