tales

UK /ˈteɪliːz/ US /ˈteɪliːz/

noun 4

Definitions

noun

A person available to fill vacancies in a jury.

A book or register of people available to fill jury vacancies.

A writ to summon people to court to fill vacancies in a jury.

noun

Alternative form of tallit (“Jewish prayer shawl”).

Collocations

ADJ.

all, boastful, courageous, endless, english, many, old, strange

My grandfather told us many tales about his adventures during the war.

VERB + TALES

believe, book, don't, following, hearing, listening, read, tagged

I don't believe the tales my grandmother used to tell about ghosts in the attic.

TALES + NOUN

alchemy, christian, columbus, folks, hans, happenings, ideas, miracles

My grandmother told us tales of Hans Christian Andersen when we were children.

PREP.

from, in, in, out, with, with

The old sailor delighted us with tales of his adventures at sea.

ADV.

often, only

My grandmother often told tales about her childhood in the countryside.

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Idioms & Phrases

tell tales

To lie, to be making false claims.

Don't listen to him; he's telling tales.

dead men tell no tales

A dead person can no longer reveal information, especially information which others wish to keep secret.

tell tales out of school

To reveal confidential or sensitive information; to gossip.

I see then we have both been at school. But did you never, when you were there, hear it said, "Tell no tales out of school?"

dead men can tell no tales

Alternative form of dead men tell no tales.

Example Bank

Don't tell tales out of school.

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When I was a child, my mother would often read fairy tales to me.

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These tales have been passed on from generation to generation.

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Dead men tell no tales.

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We took turns telling tales of strange happenings.

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I had fairy tales read by my mother.

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