tell : Idioms & Phrases
Index
All told
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adverb with everything included or counted
in all; altogether.
- altogether he earns close to a million dollars
WordNet
- all counted; in all.
Webster 1913
Fortune telling
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noun the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means
divination; foretelling; soothsaying.
WordNet
- the practice or art of professing to reveal future events in the life of another.
Webster 1913
story-telling
Sto"ry-tell`ing adjective
Definitions
Being accustomed to tell stories. --n. The act or practice of telling stories.
Webster 1913
tell apart
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verb detect with the senses
recognize; spot; make out; recognise; distinguish; pick out; discern.
- The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards
- I can't make out the faces in this photograph
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verb mark as different
secernate; severalise; separate; severalize; differentiate; distinguish; tell; secern.
- We distinguish several kinds of maple
WordNet
tell off
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verb reprimand
brush down.
- She told the misbehaving student off
WordNet
tell on
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verb give away information about somebody
shop; give away; denounce; stag; rat; betray; snitch; grass; shit.
- He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam
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verb produce an effect or strain on somebody
- Each step told on his tired legs
WordNet
To tell no store of
- to make no account of; to consider of no importance.
Webster 1913
To tell of
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(a) To speak of; to mention; to narrate or describe.(b) To inform against; to disclose some fault of.
Webster 1913
To tell off
- to count; to divide. Sir W. Scott.
(Mil.) , to divide and practice a regiment or company in the several formations, preparatory to marching to the general parade for field exercises. Farrow.(b) to criticise
Webster 1913
To tell on
- to inform against. Archaic & Colloq.
Webster 1913
To tell tale of
- to make account of. Obs.
Webster 1913
william tell
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noun a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap)
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