Tell on has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
give away information about somebody
"He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"
2
produce an effect or strain on somebody
"Each step told on his tired legs"
3
To inform on, to rat out; to tell a person in authority that someone else has done something wrong.
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