tell us another
1tell me another — (informal) Used to express disbelief • • • Main Entry: ↑tell * * * informal used as an expression of disbelief or incredulity …
2tell me another one — tell me another excuse, tell me another lie You say the spaceship took you away. Sure. Tell me another one …
3tell me another (one) — spoken phrase used for saying to someone that you do not believe what they have just said ‘They said I was their best worker.’ – ‘Tell me another.’ Thesaurus: ways of saying that you do not believe somethingsynonym Main entry …
4Tell me another (one)! — informal something that you say when you do not believe what someone has just said. I never drive over the speed limit. Oh, yeah? Tell me another one …
5tell me another! — tell me aˈnother! idiom (informal) used to tell sb that you do not believe what they have said Main entry: ↑tellidiom …
6Tell me another (one)! — exclam. Tell me another fairy tale!; That was a lie. Tell me another just as good! □ You a stockbroker? Tell me another one! □ There’s no improvement in this problem! Tell me another! …
7tell — 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… …
8tell — [ 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… …
9I'll tell you another thing — I’ll tell you something/one thing/another thing/spoken phrase used when you are going to make a statement or give your opinion about something I’ll tell you one thing: I wouldn’t like to have his job. Thesaurus: ways of giving your opinionsynonym …
10tell */*/*/ — UK [tel] / US verb Word forms tell : present tense I/you/we/they tell he/she/it tells present participle telling past tense told UK [təʊld] / US [toʊld] past participle told Get it right: tell: Unlike the verb say, the verb tell is usually used… …
