tell on

US /tel ɑːn/

UK /tel ɑːn/

1.

告げ口する, 密告する

to inform an authority figure about someone's bad behavior

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If you don't stop, I'm going to tell on you.

やめないと、告げ口するよ。

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The little boy decided not to tell on his sister.

その少年は妹の告げ口をしないことに決めた。

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report inform on snitch on rat on peach on

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tell tell off telling-off tell-all tell apart to tell the truth tell the time