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单词 tell on someone
释义
(phrasal verb) 
Don't worry; I won't tell on you.
Synonyms
inform on
shop (British, informal)
Fraudsters are often shopped by honest friends and neighbours.
give someone away
I was never tempted for a moment to give her away.
denounce
Informers might at any moment denounce them to the authorities.
split on (informal)
grass on (British, informal)
sell someone out
stab someone in the back
She has been stabbed in the back by her supposed `friends'.
tell tales on
dob in (Australian, slang)
See tell

Additional synonyms

in the sense of denounce
Definition
to give information against
Informers might at any moment denounce them to the authorities.
Synonyms
report,
expose,
betray,
accuse,
implicate,
inform on,
inculpate,
arraign,
point a or the finger at,
denunciate,
dob in (Australian, slang)
in the sense of give someone away
I was never tempted for a moment to give her away.
Synonyms
betray,
expose,
inform on,
shop (slang, British),
grass (British, slang),
tell on,
grass up (slang),
put the finger on (informal),
dob in (Australian, slang)
in the sense of shop
Definition
to inform on (someone), esp. to the police
Fraudsters are often shopped by honest friends and neighbours.
Synonyms
betray,
grass on (British, slang),
inform on or against,
sell out (informal),
double-cross (informal),
stab in the back,
sell down the river (informal),
grass up (slang),
put the finger on (informal),
dob in (Australian, slang)

Nearby words of
tell on someone

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  • television
  • tell
  • tell on someone
  • tell someone off
  • tell something apart
  • telling

Synonyms of 'tell on someone'

tell on someone

Additional synonyms

in the sense of stab someone in the back
Definition
to do harm to someone by betraying him or her
She has been stabbed in the back by her supposed `friends'.
Synonyms
betray,
double-cross (informal),
sell out (informal),
sell,
let down,
inform on,
do the dirty on (British, slang),
break faith with,
play false,
give the Judas kiss to,
dob in (Australian, slang)
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