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121 tell stories
сочинять, рассказывать сказки, небылицы (отсюда story-teller выдумщик, story-telling рассказывание небылиц; выдумки)What's the good of telling stories? I can't help its hurting you. (J. Galsworthy, ‘Caravan’, ‘A Man of Devon’) — К чему эти пустые объяснения? Они только причиняют тебе боль.
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122 tell the truth all the time and you won't have to remember what you said
тому, хто весь час каже правду, не треба пам'ятати, що він казавEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > tell the truth all the time and you won't have to remember what you said
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123 tell her what you want in plain words
Макаров: объясните ей членораздельно, что вы хотитеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > tell her what you want in plain words
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124 tell me precisely what you want
Общая лексика: скажите мне точно, что вы хотитеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > tell me precisely what you want
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125 tell me straight what you think
Общая лексика: скажите мне прямо, что вы думаетеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > tell me straight what you think
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126 tell me truly what you think
Общая лексика: скажите мне честно, что вы думаетеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > tell me truly what you think
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127 what you tell me is not to his advantage
Общая лексика: то, что вы мне рассказываете, характеризует его отнюдь не с лучшей стороныУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > what you tell me is not to his advantage
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128 you couldn't help but tell him what happened
Общая лексика: было просто невозможно не рассказать ему, что произошлоУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > you couldn't help but tell him what happened
См. также в других словарях:
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what did I tell you? — spoken phrase used when something happens that you said would happen, often when other people were not so sure Thesaurus: predicting and predictionsynonym Main entry: tell … Useful english dictionary
what (else) do you expect? — what (else) do you exˈpect? idiom (informal) used to tell sb not to be surprised by sth • She swore at you? What do you expect when you treat her like that? Main entry: ↑expectidiom … Useful english dictionary
tell you what — this is what I think. I ll tell you what, it s a wonder Elise didn t have a heart attack when she got that bill. I tell you what, if you buy now I ll give you an additional 20% off the sales price … New idioms dictionary
tell you what — See: I LL TELL YOU WHAT … Dictionary of American idioms
tell you what — See: I LL TELL YOU WHAT … Dictionary of American idioms
tell\ you\ what — See: I ll tell you what … Словарь американских идиом
tell you what, (I) (I'll) — I ll tell you something … A concise dictionary of English slang
I/I'll tell you what — (also tell you what) informal used to introduce a suggestion or to emphasize a statement (I ll) Tell you what–I ll let you borrow the car if you fill it up with gas. I tell you what, I wouldn t pay that much for a pair of shoes. • • • Main Entry … Useful english dictionary
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I couldn't tell you — I couldn’t tell you spoken phrase used for saying that you do not know the answer to a question, especially when you do not want to be helpful ‘What time will he be back?’ – ‘I couldn’t tell you.’ Thesaurus: ways of saying that you do not know or … Useful english dictionary