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tell me
Idioms and Phrases
Also, tell me about it . I know, I agree with you, as in Since the layoffs I have been overloaded with workâTell me! or We had a hard time finding the place.âTell 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]Example Sentences
He said he realized he blew it with me, so now heâd just tell me his real story.
You tell me, when are they going to lose?
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, âDo 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 couldnât fly to Mexico and get one and put it in my handbag?â
âAnd then asked me, âTell me, thatâs not fair?â
âEveryone would tell me I was talented but I didnât put in the work and I had set very high goals,â she said.
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Idioms from The American HeritageŸ Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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