Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

don't tell me

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.41 in modern English

Syllables: don't tel-l me
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see don't, tell, me.

phrase

Used to introduce a guess at a fact or situation, as if forestalling the other speaker's utterance.

Example Sentences

"“Sorry. Excuse me. Am I very late?” Henrietta shrugged. They had travelled the world together on commissions for the Morning Graphic. They had been in many scrapes but the irritation she felt with him never went away. She admonished him. “Don't tell me. You've brought that damn Morgan Aero8 sports car with you, haven't you? You've been trying to park it, keeping me waiting.”"

Questions

What does don't tell me mean?: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see don't, tell, me.

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