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Synonyms for tell tales
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : tel-teyl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɛlˌteɪl |
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Définition of tell tales
Origin :- 1540s (n.), 1590s (adj.), from tell + tale, in phrase to tell a tale "relate a false or exaggerated story" (late 13c.).
- As in tittle-tattle : verb gossip
- As in gossip : verb talk about others; spread rumors
- "I am not going to tell tales out of school," said Rosamund, laughing.
- Extract from : « A Modern Tomboy » by L. T. Meade
- All the boys were fond of her, and was he, Ernest, to tell tales about her?
- Extract from : « The Way of All Flesh » by Samuel Butler
- Marjorie frowned; she had no desire to tell tales about Ruth.
- Extract from : « The Girl Scouts' Good Turn » by Edith Lavell
- “I was thinking that those pieces will tell tales,” he said.
- Extract from : « The Crystal Hunters » by George Manville Fenn
- They must not tell tales of cowardice in the fair land of France.'
- Extract from : « The Book of Romance » by Various
- I've no wish to tell tales of anyone, as I've been trying to explain to your friends.
- Extract from : « Vice Versa » by F. Anstey
- “Gone to tell tales, I suppose,” said Crow, as the door closed on the two.
- Extract from : « My Friend Smith » by Talbot Baines Reed
- I will not tell tales out of school; so you may set your mind at rest.
- Extract from : « She and I, Volume 1 » by John Conroy Hutcheson
- I can tell you everything, because you will neither misunderstand me nor tell tales of me.
- Extract from : « The Prime Minister » by Anthony Trollope
- If he was going to tell tales, he might have told flattering ones.
- Extract from : « Betty Trevor » by Mrs. G. de Horne Vaizey
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