| 释义 |
tell on sb
Ⅰ tell on sb (AFFECT BADLY) — phrasal verb with tell /tel/ verb (told, told) ► F0 to have a bad effect on someone's health or behaviour: » A succession of late nights had begun to tell on him and his work was suffering.Thesaurus+: ↑Damaging and spoiling , ↑Destroying and demolishing
Ⅱ tell on sb INFORMAL (INFORM) — phrasal verb with tell /tel/ verb (told, told) ► F0 to give information about someone, usually something bad that they have said or done, especially to a person in authorityThesaurus+: ↑Revealing secrets and becoming known |