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Phrasal verbs starting with "tell"

5 phrasal verbs use this verb

tell against
C1

To be a disadvantage or point of negative evidence against someone or something.

tell apart
B1

To be able to see or identify the differences between two or more very similar things or people.

tell of
C1

To narrate, describe, or give an account of something, usually in a formal or literary way.

tell off
A2

To reprimand or scold someone sharply for doing something wrong.

tell on
A2

To report someone's bad behaviour to a person in authority, or to have a visible negative effect on someone.