to tell somebody a secret

  • 1secret — se|cret1 W3S3 [ˈsi:krıt] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin secretus, past participle of secernere to separate ] 1.) known about by only a few people and kept hidden from others →↑secrecy ▪ They kept their relationship secret from… …

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  • 2tell — 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… …

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  • 3let somebody in on — verb To disclose; to tell somebody a secret or share privileged information. Do you think we should let him in on the shortcut? …

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  • 4The Secret Show — Not to be confused with the side project of Funeral for a Friend singer Matthew Davies Kreye. The Secret Show Format Action Comedy Created by Tony Collingwood …

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  • 5List of fictional secret agents — This is a list of fictional secret agents.*Tony Almeida in the Fox TV Series 24 *Hal Ambler, in The Ambler Warning by Robert Ludlum *Cate Archer in No One Lives Forever *Basil Argyros in the series of the same name *Bishop and Shiela from the PS2 …

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  • 6rely on somebody — reˈly on/upon sb/sth derived 1. to need or depend on sb/sth • As babies, we rely entirely on others for food. • rely on somebody to do sth These days we rely heavily on computers to organize our work. • rely on somebody doing sth The industry… …

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  • 7rely upon somebody — reˈly on/upon sb/sth derived 1. to need or depend on sb/sth • As babies, we rely entirely on others for food. • rely upon somebody to do sth These days we rely heavily on computers to organize our work. • rely upon somebody doing sth The industry …

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  • 8let on (to somebody) — ˌlet ˈon (to sb) derived (informal) to tell a secret • I m getting married next week, but please don t let on to anyone. • let on (to somebody) that… She let on that she was leaving. Main entry: ↑ …

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  • 9blow the gaff (on somebody) — blow the ˈgaff (on sb/sth) idiom (BrE, informal) to tell sth secret, especially by mistake Main entry: ↑blowidiom …

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  • 10worm something out of somebody — ˌworm sth ˈout of sb derived (informal) to make sb tell you sth, by asking them questions in a clever way for a long period of time • We eventually wormed the secret out of her. Main entry: ↑wormderived …

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