单词 | to tell all |
释义 | > as lemmasto tell all P4. to tell all: to tell, disclose, or reveal everything; (in later use often) spec. to disclose the whole truth about a matter or person, typically divulging secret or confidential details (esp. as part of a published account). Cf. tell-all n. and adj. ΘΚΠ society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > disclose or make revelations [verb (intransitive)] cough1393 wrayc1425 to break a secreta1450 to tell allc1450 to bring (also put) to light1526 to let on1725 to open up1884 to come out of the closet1971 to come out1976 c1450 King Ponthus (Digby) in Publ. Mod. Lang. Assoc. Amer. (1897) 12 144 (MED) It were long to tell all, so I lete it passe lyghtly. ?1520 tr. Peter of Luxembourg Next Way to Heuen sig. B.jv Than tell all thy synnes, for yf yu hyde ony synnes by the counseyle of suche an aduocate thou lesest thy cause in ye courte of mercy, & yf yu tell all yu arte quyte. ?1553 Respublica (1952) v. x. 63 Insol. Madame onlye Avarice made vs all to fall. Avar. yea? Falle to peaching? naie, then will I tell all. 1620 N. Butler Let. 9 Oct. in V. A. Ives Rich Papers: Lett. Bermuda (1984) 185 They..have given out secretly that if they be not payed to their utmost peny of wages, they will goe to the Spanish Embassador, and tell all. 1668 P. B. tr. ‘L. Fountaine’ Relation Country of Jansenia 46 Their Priests take great delight to hear their Penitents repeat their sins several times. After they have put them to the trouble of telling all, they most often deny them Absolution. 1715 C. Bullock Woman's Revenge iii. 59 Dear, Sir, endeavour to save my Life, and I'll tell all? 1790 T. Holcroft German Hotel ii. 22 Promise not to fleer at me any more, or I'll tell all. 1848 Northwood x. 174 Go away—oh! the priest—I'll confess—I'll tell all—Oh! lost, lost, lost! 1879 Washington Post 24 June 1/5 (headline) The lady's watch found on his person, and her jewelry at the pawnbroker's—he makes a clean breast and tells all. 1920 Photoplay Mag. June 103/1 I shall threaten to tell all if you girls don't stop pestering me. And then you would be sorry—because I wouldn't interest you any more. 1971 J. Lofland Analyzing Social Settings vi. 132 We delude ourselves if we expect very many field workers actually to ‘tell all’ in print. 2002 Independent 2 Nov. 3/3 The Princess..had clung to moments of happiness with the man who later told all in a publishing deal and tried to sell her love letters. < as lemmas |
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