tell+something+to+someone's+face

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• 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

• face — face1 W1S1 [feıs] n ↑ear, ↑nose, ↑tooth, ↑eye ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(front of your head)¦ 2¦(expression)¦ 3 keep a straight face 4 pale faced/round faced etc 5 grim faced/serious faced etc …   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 on — verb 1. give away information about somebody (Freq. 1) He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam • Syn: ↑denounce, ↑betray, ↑give away, ↑rat, ↑grass, ↑shit, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• tell — tell1 verb (past and past participle told) 1》 communicate information to.     ↘instruct (someone) to do something.     ↘relate (a story).     ↘reveal (information) in a non verbal way: the figures tell a different story.     ↘divulge confidential …   English new terms dictionary

• something — some|thing [ sʌmθıŋ ] pronoun *** 1. ) used for referring to a thing, idea, fact, etc. when you do not know or say exactly what it is: I could smell something burning. Carl said something about an operation. Whenever she sees something that she… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• something*/*/*/ — [ˈsʌmθɪŋ] pronoun 1) used for referring to a thing, idea, fact etc when you do not know or do not say exactly what it is I need to buy something for Ted s birthday.[/ex] Would you like something to drink?[/ex] Be quiet – I have something… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• something */*/*/ — UK [ˈsʌmθɪŋ] / US pronoun 1) used for referring to a thing without saying exactly what it is used for referring to a thing, idea, fact etc when you do not know or say exactly what it is I could smell something burning. Carl said something about… …   English dictionary

• The Face (Corbet-Singleton) — The Face is a horror novel written by Australian author Paul Corbet Singleton. It was published in 1997 by Scholastic Press. It tells the story of Gibson Carver, a fifteen year old boy who is struggling to adapt to life at a new school, all the… …   Wikipedia

• straight face — noun a serious facial expression giving no evidence of interest or amusement (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: ↑facial expression, ↑facial gesture * * * noun : a face giving no evidence of emotion and especially of merriment • straight faced ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷… …   Useful english dictionary

• give someone away — give (someone/something) away to tell or show something that is private or secret. She didn t want us to know she was upset, but the look on her face gave her away. I haven t seen the movie yet, so don t give away the ending. Usage notes: said… …   New idioms dictionary