tell all
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tell all (third-person singular simple present tells all, present participle telling all, simple past and past participle 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.
- The actress's earthy new book tells all.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tell, all.
- She told all of the news to her friends.
Synonyms[edit]
- (reveal everything): confess, spill the beans, dish; See also Thesaurus:confess and Thesaurus:rat out