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• tell (someone) a thing or two
  сказать кому-либо кое-что (неприятное)

  My cousin took my laptop without my permission and I am going to tell her a thing or two.
• tell (someone) a thing or two (about something)
  сказать кому-либо кое-что (неприятное), ругать кого-либо

  My cousin took my laptop without my permission, and I am going to tell her a thing or two.
• tell (someone) off
  бранить, отчитать, распекать кого-либо

  I had meant to tell Anna off, but she didn't turn up that day.
• tell (someone) to his or her face
  сказать кому-либо прямо в лицо

  We are going to tell Willy to his face that he had let us down.
• tell (someone) where to get off
  ругать кого-либо, пробирать

  Rick was playing loud music late at night and I told him where to get off.
• tell apart (two things or people)
  отличать (одно от другого)

  The puppies look so much alike; it's difficult to tell them apart.
• tell it like it is
  говорить как есть, говорить правду

  I decided to be honest with my friend concerning our relationship and tell it like it is.
• tell on (someone)
  рассказать о чьём-либо проступке

  Marcia told on her younger brother for having eaten all of the ice-cream.
• tell time
  сказать сколько времени на часах (говорится обыкновенно о детях)

  "Can you little daughter tell time yet?"