do tell

A phrase used to express surprise about something, as in Jane's getting married again? Do tell. This expression does not necessarily ask the speaker to provide more details but merely expresses one's astonishment. [Colloquial; first half of 1800] For a synonym, see you don't say.

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“The line breaks, the beats, the pauses — to me, that is like music. I do tell the cast of ‘John Proctor’ that they’re a nine-piece orchestra and that there are all these different variations on how they play together.”

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"But the polls do tell a good story for us."

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“Top priority was to make this a place that was very inclusive to more comedians and a safe space for anyone to come in. I do tell everyone that I won’t tell them how to run their show unless I see a lineup that’s six comedians and five are men. Then I might hop in and ask, ‘Hey, what happened here?

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We were just doing what we were hired to do: Tell stories not about ice skates or about baseball bats but about human beings.”

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In one of his final addresses, he tells his wife: “Lots of love to our dear children. Do tell them how much Daddy misses them and will come back as soon as he has finished his work”.

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