never tell

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• never tell tales out of school — The phrase to tell tales out of school is also used. 1530 W. TYNDALE Practice of Prelates B1v So that what cometh once in may never out for feare of tellinge tales out of scole. 1616 J. WITHALS Dict. (rev. ed.) 573 You must not tel tales out of… …   Proverbs new dictionary

• you can never tell — you never can tell or you can never tell spoken used for saying that it is impossible to be certain about something You can never tell how long these meetings will last …   English dictionary

• you can never tell — you can never ˈtell | you never can ˈtell idiom (saying) you can never be sure, for example because things are not always what they appear to be Main entry: ↑tellidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• tell — W1S1 [tel] v past tense and past participle told [təuld US tould] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(communicate something)¦ 2¦(show something)¦ 3¦(what somebody should do)¦ 4¦(know)¦ 5¦(recognize difference)¦ 6 tell yourself something 7¦(warn)¦ 8¦(tell somebody about… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• tell — [ tel ] (past tense and past participle told [ tould ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 give information ▸ 2 order/advise to do something ▸ 3 recognize something ▸ 4 have clear effect ▸ 5 fail to keep secret ▸ 6 count something ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) transitive to give… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• tell — /tel/ verb past tense and past participle told /tUld/ 1 SAY/INFORMATION (T) to give someone facts or information about something: tell sb (that): She wrote to tell me she couldn t come. | Don t tell me you ve forgotten my birthday again. | Police …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• tell */*/*/ — UK [tel] / US verb Word forms tell : present tense I/you/we/they tell he/she/it tells present participle telling past tense told UK [təʊld] / US [toʊld] past participle told Get it right: tell: Unlike the verb say, the verb tell is usually used… …   English dictionary

• tell*/*/*/ — [tel] (past tense and past participle told [təʊld] ) verb 1) [T] to give information to someone If you see anything suspicious, tell the police.[/ex] Didn t he tell you that I wanted to see you?[/ex] Just tell me what she said.[/ex] He finally… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• tell — v. 1) (A; usu. without to) ( to relate ) she told the news to everyone; or: she told everyone the news; he told me his name; she told them a story; tell me the truth 2) (D; intr.) ( to be certain ) to tell about (you can never tell about people… …   Combinatory dictionary

• tell — I. verb (told; telling) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tellan; akin to Old High German zellen to count, tell, Old English talu tale Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. count, enumerate < tell the stars, if thou be able to… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• tell — see tell the truth and shame the devil blood will tell you can’t tell a book by its cover children and fools tell the truth dead men tell no tales every picture tells a story …   Proverbs new dictionary