tell tales

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tell tales (third-person singular simple present tells tales, present participle telling tales, simple past and past participle told tales)

1. (idiomatic) To lie, to be making false claims.

   Don't listen to him; he's telling tales.

2. (UK) To report someone for a wrongdoing.

tell tales

1. plural of tell tale

• dead men tell no tales
• tell tales out of school