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tell me



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Idioms and Phrases

Also, tell me about it . I know, I agree with you, as in Since the layoffs I have been overloaded with work—Tell me! or We had a hard time finding the place.—Tell me about it! It took me all morning . Identical to a literal request to be told about something, this expression must be distinguished from it by the context and the speaker's tone. [ Colloquial ; second half of 1900s]
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Example Sentences

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He said he realized he blew it with me, so now he’d just tell me his real story.

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You tell me, when are they going to lose?

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Warned by Wynn-Williams of obstacles that include religious scruples in some countries, laws against organ trafficking in others and privacy concerns elsewhere, Sandberg says indignantly, “Do you mean to tell me that if my 4-year-old was dying and the only thing that would save her was a new kidney, that I couldn’t fly to Mexico and get one and put it in my handbag?”

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“And then asked me, ‘Tell me, that’s not fair?’

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“Everyone would tell me I was talented but I didn’t put in the work and I had set very high goals,” she said.

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