tell on

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Verb	1.	tell on - give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam" shit, snitch, stag, shop, denounce, give away, betray, grass, rat inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights" sell out - give information that compromises others
	2.	tell on - produce an effect or strain on somebody; "Each step told on his tired legs" affect, bear upon, impact, bear on, touch on, touch - have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?"

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? tell on

vi +prep obj

(inf: = inform on) → verpetzen (inf)

(= have a bad effect on) → sich bemerkbar machen bei; the pressure is beginning to tell on her → der Druck, der auf ihr lastet, macht sich langsam bemerkbar

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