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tell on

Tattle on, inform on, as in Marjorie said she'd tell on him if he pulled her hair again. This seemingly modern term appeared in a 1539 translation of the Bible (I Samuel 27:11): “David saved neither man nor woman ... for fear (said he) lest they should tell on us.”

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She was told on a video conference call that her FAA career was over.

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The stories told on the Noah Wyle-led drama resonated with him.

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Interested parties were told on Thursday that the 22-year-old had made his decision, and he was spotted at Stansted Airport that evening before a medical on Friday.

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"That is our biggest distributor so it is starting to tell on our counter as it becomes increasingly empty."

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Families of the men who died were told on Friday the application had been turned down.

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