tell on

fare la spia

Dire a un insegnante, a un genitore o a un altro responsabile che qualcuno si è comportato male.

In inglese semplice: You tell a teacher, parent, or other person in charge that someone has done something wrong.

• Please do not tell on me.
• My brother told on me for eating the cake.
• Will you tell on them if they cheat?

Come si usa: tell on someone (She told on her brother.); tell on someone for doing something (He told on me for skipping school.)

Sinonimi: report, inform on, rat on

Espressioni comuni: tell on someone, tell on me

logorare

Cominciare ad avere effetti negativi evidenti su qualcuno, a causa di difficoltà o condizioni dannose.

In inglese semplice: Something difficult or harmful starts to have a noticeable bad effect on someone.

• The stress is telling on her.
• Years of hard work have told on his body.
• Is the lack of sleep starting to tell on you?

Come si usa: something tells on someone/something (The long hours are telling on his health.)

Sinonimi: take a toll on, wear down

Espressioni comuni: tell on someone, tell on his health