| 单词 | that's tellings |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthat's tellings P3. colloquial. that would be telling (earlier more usually that's telling; formerly also that's tellings): used to convey that one is not prepared to divulge a particular piece of information. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > refusal to reveal [phrase] that's telling1796 that's tellings1836 that would be telling1897 society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > disclosing or revealing [phrase] > secrets that would be telling1897 1796 F. Burney Camilla III. vi. xiii. 402 Sir Sedley asked with what he could strike it, that would not endanger its life. ‘That's telling, sir!’ cried the man. 1836 F. Marryat Snarleyyow xiv, in Metropolitan June 123 ‘Where is this cargo to be seen, and when?’.. ‘That's tellings,’ replied the man. 1897 ‘S. Grand’ Beth Bk. xiii. 112 ‘May I ask..by whom you were informed?’.. ‘Ah, that would be telling,’ said Beth. 1912 H. W. C. Newte Pansy Meares xx. 257 ‘Who is he?’ ‘That's tellings,’ replied Pansy evasively. 1921 S. Kaye-Smith Joanna Godden iii. 136 ‘What sort of surprise?’ ‘That's telling.’ 1973 G. Mitchell Murder of Busy Lizzie xii. 144 ‘But what could you inform about?’ ‘That's telling, isn't it?’ 1980 A. Price Hour of Donkey i. 23 ‘Are the Germans in Peronne, Dickie?’.. ‘That would be telling!’ 2004 D. Peace GB 84 30 ‘Where are you?’ ‘Now that would be telling,’ she laughed. ‘Where?’ he screamed. < as lemmas |
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