Phrasal Verbs

With 'Tell'

Hi guys❗ I'm sure that you've said this word many times. Do you use phrasal verbs with 'tell'❓

If you don't. Well, I'll tell you some of them. Let's begin❗

Tell against (sb/sth)

To make 👨👩 or things more likely to fail.

     His limited experience told against him when he tried to get his second job.

                                                            ↳ tell against (sb)
*This 🇬🇧 English phrasal verb is formal.

Tell (sb/sth) apart
To distinguish two very similar things or 👨👩; so that you do not confuse them.
     Despite the fact that two of my classmates were twins I can tell them apart.
                                                                                                                ↳ look (sb) apart

Tell (sb) off
To speak angrily to 👨👩 because they have done something ❌.
        The teacher told Susan off for arriving late.
                                             ↳ tell (sb) off

Tell on (sb)

To tell 👨👩, especially 👨👩 in autority, about something ❌ that a 👨/👩 you know has done.

        Mark's sister threatened to tell on him after he failed the maths exam.
                                                           ↳ tell on (sb)

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