TELL ON

• (verb) produce an effect or strain on somebody

  "Each step told on his tired legs"

• (verb) give away information about somebody

  "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"

  synonyms : betray , denounce , give away , grass , rat , shit , shop , snitch , stag

  i never thought you would be the one to betray my hiding place to the police. -added by diviya_inlas

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