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Meanings of tell against in English

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Usage of tell against in English
1
He left out nothing, not a detail that might tell against him.
The Seventh Man
2
Are the circumstances of his death likely to tell against my succeeding?
The Moon Rock
3
There is another story that he used to tell against himself.
The Guardian
4
There are circumstances in connexion with it that tell against me.
The Moonstone
5
But his links with the Mubarak era may tell against him.
Reuters
6
Catch Miss Ellen writing to me anything that might tell against the Channings.
The Channings: A Story
7
Every moment might tell against him and might decide his fate.
The Christmas Peace / 1908
8
He suppresses all those parts of a correspondence which tell against his theory.
The Three Brontës
9
Arthur had maintained a studied silence; of course it could only tell against him.
The Channings: A Story
10
Am I so weak that I would believe the tales you tell against him?
Sir Nigel
11
The smuggling case is said to tell against Lord Stuart.
A Political Diary, 1828-1830, Volume II
12
He has no income, no profession, no home; all those things tell against him.
Harriet and the Piper
13
Even if it seems to tell against him, go on.
Sherlock holmes: the complete illustrated novels
14
For heaven's sake, do not let it tell against me.
A Chance Acquaintance
15
Of course, the continuous change of labourers would tell against the profitableness of the undertaking.
In Darkest England, and the Way Out
16
Any resistance will tell against you in the end.
The Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton — Part 2
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