tell+tales+out+of+school
1tell tales out of school — {v. phr.} To tell something that is secret; tell others something that is not meant to be known. * /Don t tell Jane anything. She is always telling tales out of school./ Compare: LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG, SPILL THE BEANS …
2tell tales out of school — {v. phr.} To tell something that is secret; tell others something that is not meant to be known. * /Don t tell Jane anything. She is always telling tales out of school./ Compare: LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG, SPILL THE BEANS …
3tell tales out of school — To reveal confidential matters • • • Main Entry: ↑tale …
4tell\ tales\ out\ of\ school — v. phr. To tell something that is secret; tell others something that is not meant to be known. Don t tell Jane anything. She is always telling tales out of school. Compare: let the cat out of the bag, spill the beans …
5never tell tales out of school — The phrase to tell tales out of school is also used. 1530 W. TYNDALE Practice of Prelates B1v So that what cometh once in may never out for feare of tellinge tales out of scole. 1616 J. WITHALS Dict. (rev. ed.) 573 You must not tel tales out of… …
6tell tales out of school — reveal secrets, tell secrets …
7out of school — See: TELL TALES OUT OF SCHOOL …
8out of school — See: TELL TALES OUT OF SCHOOL …
9out\ of\ school — See: tell tales out of school …
10tell — see tell the truth and shame the devil blood will tell you can’t tell a book by its cover children and fools tell the truth dead men tell no tales every picture tells a story …
