tell oneself
自分に言い聞かせる
tell tales
((主に英))告げ口をする(◆主に子どもが使う)
tell the truth and shame the devil
洗いざらい話す
tell a (small) lie
(罪のない)うそをつく
tell a falsehood
うそをつく
tell a lie [a joke]
うそ[冗談]を言う
tell a lie of one sort or another
さまざまなうそをつく
tell a person flat that ...
…と人にきっぱりと言う
tell a person straight
人に正直に言う
tell [disclose, reveal, give away, betray] a secret
秘密を漏らす