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get outta hereUsed to tell somebody to go away or leave one alone.Rate it:

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Get Something off Your ChestTo tell someone what has been bothering you, to relieve yourself of some burden, to confess something you feel guilty for.Rate it:

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give overUsually as an imperative. To tell someone to stop molesting, fooling around, or saying silly things. Or sometimes to stop saying flattering things.Rate it:

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go awryOf a situation, to fall apart or unravel; to fall into disorderRate it:

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go jump in the lakeUsed to tell a person to go away, or that their request will not be met.Rate it:

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grow apartTo gradually become estranged.Rate it:

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have a goShout at or tell off unnecessarily or excessively.Rate it:

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hold togetherTo avoid falling apart; to remain connected.Rate it:

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home truthsTo be honest about something and tell it as it is, without holding anything back.Rate it:

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how can you sleep at nightA rhetorical question, used to tell someone that they should feel guilty about something.Rate it:

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how do I get toPlease show me/tell me the best way to reach...Rate it:

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I can tell youUsed other than as an idiom: see I, can, tell, you.Rate it:

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I can tell youEmphasises the truth of a statement.Rate it:

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I tell a lieI am mistaken; I thought that what I said was true, but I have just realised that it is not.Rate it:

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il n'a pas demandé son reste!He soon took himself off, I can tell you! He soon shut up, I can tell you!Rate it:

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il ne faut pas dire vos affaires au tiers et au quartYou must not tell your business to all the world, to everybody.Rate it:

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inform onTo snitch on; to grass on; to squeal to the police about; to tell on someone; to act as an informant against.Rate it:

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je me suis tenu à quatre pour ne pas lui dire ses véritésIt was almost more than I could do not to tell him what I thought of him.Rate it:

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je ne dis pas mes affaires aux autresI do not tell others my plans (or business); I keep my concerns to myself.Rate it:

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je ne te le fais pas diretell me about itRate it:

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je ne vous dis que çaI cannot tell you any more, but it is a fact.Rate it:

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je vais lui dire cela.—non, il n'aurait qu'à se fâcherI will tell him that.—No, don’t, he might get angry.Rate it:

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keep one's eye on the ballMy ethos has always been to be very straight with people, tell it as it is. It doesn't often make people happy but I found that over a period of time it's better to be that way. So being straight, also being very focused on your objectives, keep your eye on the ball and not get deflected away from it.Rate it:

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keep one's lips sealedTo keep quiet; to keep a secret; to not tell.Rate it:

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keep shtumDon't tell anyone; especially, keep silent about something that may be sensitive or secret.Rate it:

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keep someone in the darkTo deliberately not tell someone details about somethingRate it:

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let in onTo tell someone a secret.Rate it:

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let somebody in onTo disclose; to tell somebody a secret or share privileged information.Rate it:

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let someone in onTo disclose information to someone; to tell somebody a secret or share privileged information.Rate it:

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lie through one's teethTo tell a gross or egregious untruth.Rate it:

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locos y niños dicen la verdadChildren and crazy people tell what's true, meaning they have no inhibition to express how they see things.Rate it:

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long ways, long liesSomeone who comes back from a far-off country can tell lies without fear of being contradicted.Rate it:

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mendacium dicereto tell lies.Rate it:

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mettez-moi au fait de ce qui s'est passéTell me what happened.Rate it:

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morte la bête, mort le veninDead dogs cannot bite; Dead men tell no tales.Rate it:

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ne m'en parle pastell me about itRate it:

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nem me falatell me about itRate it:

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not so fastUsed to tell someone to stop doing something.Rate it:

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o tempo dirátime will tellRate it:

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on the wholeFor the most part; apart from some insignificant details.Rate it:

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only time will tellAlternative form of time will tell.Rate it:

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open-armedHaving one's arms open and apartRate it:

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out with itUsed to tell somebody to reveal a secret.Rate it:

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pick apartUsed other than as an idiom: see pick, apart.Rate it:

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pick apartTo review or analyse in great detail(idiomatic, transitive) To criticise (especially small details).Rate it:

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pick apartTo criticise (especially small details).Rate it:

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pick apartTo overcome by skilled execution.Rate it:

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point outTo tell, remind, indicate to someone.Rate it:

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poles apartTotally opposite.Rate it:

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pour honey in one's earTell someone something that they want to hear.Rate it:

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