tell all

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tell all

/ˌtɛl ˈɔːl/

Rhymes with -ɔːl

verb tells all · telling all · told all

idiomatic To reveal everything, particularly information that is normally withheld. The suspect told all when he saw the surveillance tapes linking him to the crime scene.
Similar: confess
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tell, all. She told all of the news to her friends.
Similar: spill the beans, dish

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@misc{tell_all_2026,
  title = {tell all},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tell%20all},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}