tell someone that

tell someone that
jemandem gegenüber behaupten, daß

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  • tell someone where to get off — (informal) To deal summarily or dismissively with someone • • • Main Entry: ↑get tell someone where to get off (informal) To tell someone that his or her behaviour will not be tolerated • • • Main Entry: ↑where * * * tell someone where to get off …   Useful english dictionary

  • tell someone where to go — informal phrase to say very rudely to someone that you are not interested in them or in what they are suggesting Josh asked me out, but I told him where to go. Thesaurus: to insult or offend someonesynonym Main entry: tell …   Useful english dictionary

  • tell someone what to do with something — tv. to tell someone to do something rude with something. (With the unspoken notion that one should stick it up one’s ass.) □ I’ll tell you what you can do with it. □ If that’s the way he wants to be, you can just tell him what to do with it …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • tell someone where to go — informal to say very rudely to someone that you are not interested in them or in what they are suggesting Josh asked me out, but I told him where to go …   English dictionary

  • tell — W1S1 [tel] v past tense and past participle told [təuld US tould] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(communicate something)¦ 2¦(show something)¦ 3¦(what somebody should do)¦ 4¦(know)¦ 5¦(recognize difference)¦ 6 tell yourself something 7¦(warn)¦ 8¦(tell somebody about… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • tell — [ tel ] (past tense and past participle told [ tould ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 give information ▸ 2 order/advise to do something ▸ 3 recognize something ▸ 4 have clear effect ▸ 5 fail to keep secret ▸ 6 count something ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) transitive to give… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • tell off someone — tell off (someone) to tell someone that their behavior is not acceptable. I was told off by my best friend, and it was a long time before I could forgive her. He s always been obnoxious and it s about time someone told him off …   New idioms dictionary

  • tell off — (someone) to tell someone that their behavior is not acceptable. I was told off by my best friend, and it was a long time before I could forgive her. He s always been obnoxious and it s about time someone told him off …   New idioms dictionary

  • I regret to tell you that — I/we/regret to inform/tell/you that formal phrase used when you are giving someone bad news I regret to inform you that you have not been selected for interview. Thesaurus: ways of saying you are sorry or regret something …   Useful english dictionary

  • we regret to tell you that — I/we/regret to inform/tell/you that formal phrase used when you are giving someone bad news I regret to inform you that you have not been selected for interview. Thesaurus: ways of saying you are sorry or regret something …   Useful english dictionary

  • tell — /tel/ verb past tense and past participle told /tUld/ 1 SAY/INFORMATION (T) to give someone facts or information about something: tell sb (that): She wrote to tell me she couldn t come. | Don t tell me you ve forgotten my birthday again. | Police …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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