tell on

告げ口する

誰かの悪い行いを先生や親などの責任者に知らせる。

やさしい英語で： 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?

使い方： tell on someone (She told on her brother.); tell on someone for doing something (He told on me for skipping school.)

類義語： report, inform on, rat on

よく使う表現： tell on someone, tell on me

悪影響を及ぼす、こたえる

苦労や有害なものによる悪い影響が、その人にはっきり現れ始める。

やさしい英語で： 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?

使い方： something tells on someone/something (The long hours are telling on his health.)

類義語： take a toll on, wear down

よく使う表現： tell on someone, tell on his health