tell on

delatar

Contar a un profesor, a los padres o a otra autoridad que alguien ha hecho algo malo.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

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

Sinónimos: report, inform on, rat on

Expresiones frecuentes: tell on someone, tell on me

pasar factura a

Empezar a causar un daño visible a alguien por el esfuerzo, la dificultad o algo perjudicial.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

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

Sinónimos: take a toll on, wear down

Expresiones frecuentes: tell on someone, tell on his health