"tell all" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ˌtɛl ˈɔːl/ Audio: En-au-tell all.ogg Forms: tells all [present, singular, third-person], telling all [participle, present], told all [participle, past], told all [past]
Rhymes: -ɔːl Head templates: {{en-verb|tell<,,told> all}} tell all (third-person singular simple present tells all, present participle telling all, simple past and past participle told all)
  1. (idiomatic) To reveal everything, particularly information that is normally withheld. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms (reveal everything): confess
    Sense id: en-tell_all-en-verb-XIhWz52x Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 83 17 Disambiguation of 'reveal everything': 94 6
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tell, all. Synonyms: spill the beans, dish
    Sense id: en-tell_all-en-verb-x49br5QU
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        {
          "text": "The suspect told all when he saw the surveillance tapes linking him to the crime scene.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "The actress's earthy new book tells all.",
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        "(idiomatic) To reveal everything, particularly information that is normally withheld."
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          "type": "example"
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        {
          "text": "The actress's earthy new book tells all.",
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        }
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    {
      "sense": "reveal everything",
      "word": "confess"
    },
    {
      "word": "spill the beans"
    },
    {
      "word": "dish"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tell all"
}

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