tell me

Idioms  

1. Also, tell me about it. I know, I agree with you, as in Since the layoffs I have been overloaded with work—Tell me! or We had a hard time finding the place.—Tell me about it! It took me all morning. Identical to a literal request to be told about something, this expression must be distinguished from it by the context and the speaker's tone. [Colloquial; second half of 1900s]

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tell me

"When they tell me 'you're messing up', it's because they're right. And when they tell me I've played well, it's because I have. I don't listen to what's said outside."

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

This summer’s readings “were better than expected,” Warsh said, but “they do not tell me that underlying trends have meaningfully improved.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

What it could not tell me was what to do with that information.

From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026

“I assumed, very incorrectly, that they would tell me what I needed to know,” Leffler said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

I stiffen, will her with my eyes to tell me.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam