tell me

Idioms

Also, tell me about it. I know, I agree with you, as in Since the layoffs I have been overloaded with work—Tell me! or We had a hard time finding the place.—Tell 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

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So just tell me what’s going on and we can forgive each other.

From Literature

“No. She was just excited to tell me the good news.”

From Literature

“Well, it’s the final book in the series. But I don’t know what it’s called or when it’s going to be released. My friend was just about to tell me, but, well...my phone.”

From Literature

“Well, tell me how your day went.”

From Literature

Considering he wouldn’t even tell me his name—yeah, this was just a heads-up.

From Literature

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