tell-tale
81tale — [OE] A tale is etymologically something that is ‘told’. The word is descended from a prehistoric Germanic *talō, a derivative of the base *tal , which also produced English talk and tell. Of its Germanic relatives, German zahl, Dutch getal,… …
82tell — [OE] Tell goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *taljan, a derivative of *talō ‘something told’ (from which English gets tale). This in turn was formed from the base *tal , source also of English talk. Beside ‘narrative, discourse’ lies another… …
83tale — Mo olelo, ka ao. Also: mo o ōlelo; ka a (now replaced by ka ao); mo o ka ao. See gossip. To tell tales, ha i mo olelo, mo olelo, pekapeka, pāka a. To tell tall tales, pālau, pelo. Tale concerning the gods, mo o akua. Phrase at …
84tale — see a tale never loses in the telling dead men tell no tales never tell tales out of school …
85tale — [OE] A tale is etymologically something that is ‘told’. The word is descended from a prehistoric Germanic *talō, a derivative of the base *tal , which also produced English talk and tell. Of its Germanic relatives, German zahl, Dutch getal,… …
86tell — [OE] Tell goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *taljan, a derivative of *talō ‘something told’ (from which English gets tale). This in turn was formed from the base *tal , source also of English talk. Beside ‘narrative, discourse’ lies another… …
87Tell me another (one)! — exclam. Tell me another fairy tale!; That was a lie. Tell me another just as good! □ You a stockbroker? Tell me another one! □ There’s no improvement in this problem! Tell me another! …
88tale — Synonyms and related words: account, aggregate, all, amount, anecdotage, anecdote, back fence gossip, backbiting, backstabbing, be all and end all, belittlement, blague, box score, calumny, canard, cast, chitchat, chronicle, cock and bull story,… …
89tell its own tale — British & Australian if something tells its own tale, it shows the truth about a situation. She may smile in public, but the expression in her eyes tells its own tale …
90tale — n. 1 a narrative or story, esp. fictitious and imaginatively treated. 2 a report of an alleged fact, often malicious or in breach of confidence (all sorts of tales will get about). 3 archaic or literary a number or total (the tale is complete).… …
