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Tell on

verb

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  1. 1
    To inform on, to rat out; to tell a person in authority that someone else has done something wrong. childish, usually

    "My sister told on me when I didn't go to school."

  2. 2
    produce an effect or strain on somebody wordnet
  3. 3
    To cause visible strain to.

    "Years of drinking started to tell on his body."

  4. 4
    give away information about somebody wordnet

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