to tattle on someone

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• tattle-tale — tattle ,tale noun count AMERICAN INFORMAL a child who tells an adult about something bad that another child has done. This word shows that you dislike someone who does this …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• tattle — [tat′ l] vi. tattled, tattling [LME tattlen, prob. < MDu tatelen, of echoic orig.] 1. to talk idly; chatter; gossip 2. to reveal other people s secrets; tell tales 3. to inform against someone vt. to reveal (a secret) through gossiping n. idle …   English World dictionary

• tattle — tat|tle1 [ tætl ] verb intransitive to tell someone that another person has done something bad, usually in order to get them in trouble. This word is usually used by or about children and shows that you dislike people who do this: TELL ON: Tammy… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• tattle — UK [ˈtæt(ə)l] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms tattle : present tense I/you/we/they tattle he/she/it tattles present participle tattling past tense tattled past participle tattled mainly American showing disapproval to tell someone that… …   English dictionary

• tittle-tattle — UK [ˈtɪt(ə)l ˌtæt(ə)l] / US [ˈtɪt(ə)lˌtæt(ə)l] noun [uncountable] informal talk about what someone else is doing, especially when it is not true or accurate …   English dictionary

• tell — tell1 /tel/, v., told, telling. v.t. 1. to give an account or narrative of; narrate; relate (a story, tale, etc.): to tell the story of Lincoln s childhood. 2. to make known by speech or writing (a fact, news, information, etc.); communicate. 3.… …   Universalium

• sing — [v1] carry a tune with one’s voice belt out*, burst into song*, buzz*, canary*, cantillate, carol, chant, chirp, choir, croon, descant, duet, groan*, harmonize, hum, hymn, intone, lift up a voice*, line out*, lullaby, make melody*, mouth, pipe,… …   New thesaurus

• let the cat out of the bag — verb divulge confidential information or secrets Be careful his secretary talks • Syn: ↑spill the beans, ↑talk, ↑tattle, ↑blab, ↑peach, ↑babble, ↑sing, ↑babble out, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• spill the beans — verb divulge confidential information or secrets Be careful his secretary talks • Syn: ↑let the cat out of the bag, ↑talk, ↑tattle, ↑blab, ↑peach, ↑babble, ↑sing, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• сплетничать — СПЛЕТНИЧАТЬ1, несов. Говорить кому л. (обычно нескольким собеседникам, многим) что л., распространяя о ком л. слухи, неблаговидные факты, основанные обычно на неточных или заведомо неверных, ложных сведениях; Син.: злословить, Разг. судачить… …   Большой толковый словарь русских глаголов

• feed — 1 /fi:d/ past tense and past participle fed /fed/ verb 1 GIVE FOOD (T) a) to give food to a person or animal: Have you fed the cat? | He s so old and ill he can t feed himself any more. | feed sth to sb: Feed the food to the baby in small pieces …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English