tell on
phrasal verb
            
              told on; telling on; tells on            
        
    1
                    
                                informal 
                                  
              
          
                                                      : to tell someone in authority about the bad behavior or actions of (someone else)                                      
              
                             
Please don't tell on me.
                         
                
                    2
                    
                                          
              
          
                                                      : to have a noticeable effect on (someone or something)                                      
              
                             
The stress began to tell on her face/health.
                         
                
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