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

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pray tellPlease explain (something the requester does not yet understand).Rate it:

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pray tellExpressing incredulity, please explain (some claim or position the speaker doubts).Rate it:

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puddin' tame. ask me again and i'll tell you the same.An impertinent response to being asked "what is your name?"; a response indicating that the speaker does not want to reveal their real name.Rate it:

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pull a fast onePlay a trick upon another. Tell a joke about another, surprise another with swiftness, delude another, lead another astray.Rate it:

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pull apartTo open something by pulling on various parts of it.Rate it:

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qui vivra verraHe who lives longest will see most; Time will show (tell).Rate it:

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raconter de fil en aiguilleTo tell the whole matter from the beginning.Rate it:

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rap atTo talk to; to communicate with; to tell of important things.Rate it:

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rat outTo inform authorities; to tell on.Rate it:

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read to filth (or) read for filthBasically to scold, or to get called out on something; to reprimand, to degrade, to cuss out, to correct, to set them straight, to tell them what's what & who's who.Rate it:

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rip uptear apartRate it:

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rust offto come apart, from the process of rusting.Rate it:

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set apartTo select (something or someone) for a specific purpose.Rate it:

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set apartTo distinguish, make obvious the distinction between (two things) or of (something).Rate it:

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set apartUsed other than as an idiom: to separate or isolate.Rate it:

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si lo sabré yodon't I know it; tell me about itRate it:

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só o tempo diráAlternative form of o tempo dirá; literally only time will tellRate it:

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spin a yarnTo tell or create a story, especially one which is lengthy or far-fetched.Rate it:

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split upcause to come apart, separate or splitRate it:

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spread outBecome further apart.Rate it:

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spread outTo place items further apart.Rate it:

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spun rather an impossible yarnTell or create a lengthyRate it:

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stand offTo stand some distance apart form something or someone.Rate it:

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sunder outTo separate or set apart from others; split out; segregate.Rate it:

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take a long walk off a short pierUsed to tell someone to go away, or that their request will not be met.Rate it:

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take apartTo dismantle something into it's component pieces.Rate it:

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take apartTo criticise someone.Rate it:

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take apartTo move someone away from others to be able to talk to, or give them something in private.Rate it:

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take apartTo soundly defeat someone, or a team.Rate it:

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talk throughTo tell someone step by step how to do something.Rate it:

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tattle tell, tattle tell, hang your britches on a nail.If you tell, we hope you snag your britches.Rate it:

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teach grandma how to suck eggsTo tell an expert how to do things.Rate it:

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

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tear apartto destroyRate it:

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tear apartto cause to separateRate it:

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tear apartto severely defeatRate it:

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tell againstTo serve as evidence which casts doubt upon.Rate it:

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tell againstTo function as a liability (for someone); to put into a condition of disadvantage.Rate it:

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tell allTo tell everyone.Rate it:

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tell allTo reveal everything, particularly information that is normally withheld.Rate it:

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tell apartTo be able to know the difference between things; to distinguish.Rate it:

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tell fortunesto tell someone's destiny or future, usually by magicRate it:

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tell it like it isTo speak frankly, to convey all and only the truth of a situation.Rate it:

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tell it to sweeneyI do not believe what you said.Rate it:

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tell it to the judgeI do not believe what you said.Rate it:

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tell it to the marinesI do not believe what you said.Rate it:

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tell me about itUsed to express agreement and sympathy with previous speaker's statement.Rate it:

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tell ofTo inform about.Rate it:

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tell offTo speak to someone rudely, disrespectfully or angrily; to berate; to unleash one's fury verbally towards someone.Rate it:

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