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a little bird told meOf information which was gathered from a source not to be overtly exposed.Rate it:

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"if i told a herd of oxen they are on the wrong path, would they believe me?"WrongRate it:

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all toldWith everything included, counted or summed.Rate it:

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I told youI told youRate it:

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I told you soA phrase used to remind someone that they were already warned that a certain event would happen.Rate it:

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truth be toldUsed when admitting something one might otherwise lie about, e.g. to keep up appearances or be polite.Rate it:

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sob storyA sad story told to make others feel sympathy for the teller.Rate it:

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il nous a dit des contes à dormir deboutHe told us tedious, nonsensical tales, old wives’ tales.Rate it:

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il nous en a fait voir de toutes les couleursHe told us all sorts of tales; He worried us beyond all bearing.Rate it:

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слухом земля полнитсяa little bird told meRate it:

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horror storyAn unpleasant or distressing experience told as a story.Rate it:

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let the cat out of the bagTo reveal a secret. Monique let the cat out of the bag when she told Courtney about the surprise birthday party.Rate it:

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accepimuswe know; we have been told.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/in Soviet Russia, Y Xs youThe Russian reversal, a joke in which the subject and the statement are reversed, usually to reference the propaganda of an enemy that is the exact opposite of the interlocutor. It is usually told in broken English, without articles.Rate it:

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cette démarche a porté coupThat step told, had its effect.Rate it:

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elle lui a tiré les cartesShe told his fortune (by cards).Rate it:

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enfin de compte(lit.) When the addition is made; (fig.) When all is told; When all is said and done.Rate it:

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Get the SackTo be dismissed from job, told to leave something with prejudiceRate it:

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hear the end of itTo cease to be told about, or nagged because of, something.Rate it:

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il lui a dit son faitHe told him what he thought of him (not complimentary); He gave him a bit of his mind.Rate it:

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il m'a mis le marché à la mainHe told me I could take it or leave it; He made me decide one way or the other.Rate it:

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il m'a raconté la chose tout au longHe told me every detail of the affair.Rate it:

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il renchérit sur tout ce qu'il entend direHe caps every story he hears told.Rate it:

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i’ll believe it when i see itA phrase used by someone who wants to express they are wary of what they have been told.Rate it:

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je lui ai dit la chose en toutes lettresI told him the matter plainly.Rate it:

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mon petit doigt m'a dita little bird told me.Rate it:

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mon petit doigt me l'a ditA little bird told me so.Rate it:

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quand je vous le disais! (or, je vous l'avais bien dit!)I told you so!Rate it:

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um passarinho me contoua little bird told meRate it:

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une bonne plaisanterie mérite les honneurs du bisA good tale is none the worse for being told twice.Rate it:

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verdade seja ditatruth be toldRate it:

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wolf in sheep's clothingGrammar school stories told of the Wily wolf wearing a sheepskin costume as he stealthily circles the grazing sheep seeking to snatch a helpless little lamb in his sharp-toothed and drooling vicious jaws!Rate it:

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сорока на хвосте принеслаa little bird told meRate it:

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