Tell it to Sweeney.

I do not believe you, stop trying to fool me."Tell it to Sweeney," I said to my friend when he began talking about his plans.

Tell it to the marines.

I do not believe you, stop trying to fool me.My friend said that she was going to start her own business. I told her to tell it to the marines.

Tell it like it is

To be honest or sincere, to tell the truth.Our boss always tells it like it is when he talks about the future of the company.

Tell apart (two things or people) tell (two things or people) apart

To distinguish between two things or people.It is hard to tell the two sisters apart.

Teething troubles

Difficulties and problems experienced in the early stages of a project or activity.There were lots of teething troubles as the school changed to... Read more →

Teething problems

Difficulties and problems experienced in the early stages of a project or activity.Our new business is having many teething problems that we are... Read more →

Tear up (something) tear (something) up

To tear something up into small pieces, to tear something into parts.The child tore up the new telephone book.

Tear up (someone) tear (someone) up

To cause someone much grief.The criminal activities of her son are tearing up the mother.

Teach (someone) a lesson

To get even with someone for their bad behavior.I plan to teach my friend a lesson for not telephoning me to cancel our appointment.

Teach one’s grandmother to suck eggs

To try to tell someone with more knowledge than yourself how to do something.Showing the computer expert how to fix the computer problem was... Read more →