An expression. i.e. being very honest with a friend or acquaintance when answering their questions or telling them what you think about a particular situation.
Laura: Why do none of my relationships last more than a month or two?
Brandon: Well, that's because you expect too much from the relationship. You conceptualize the man you think you need to have to be truly in love, therefore, all other guys seem inadequate for their faults compared to what you fantasized in your head.
Laura: "....."
Brandon: Are you offended?
Laura: ...Actually no, I appreciate you telling it like it is.
Brandon: Well, that's because you expect too much from the relationship. You conceptualize the man you think you need to have to be truly in love, therefore, all other guys seem inadequate for their faults compared to what you fantasized in your head.
Laura: "....."
Brandon: Are you offended?
Laura: ...Actually no, I appreciate you telling it like it is.
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Get the Telling it like it is mug.when someone says something that you very obviously already know..emphesis on the "you"! Meant to be sarcasm, but not in an offensive way.
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Slang for telling lies.
Usually used by southerners, taxi drivers, adult film stars, or a combination of all 3.
Usually used by southerners, taxi drivers, adult film stars, or a combination of all 3.
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Get the Tellingbone mug.Describing your affairs in excruciating detail and claiming when overheard that such descriptions were fiction.
The Republican lawmaker engaged in some inappropriate story-telling regarding his relations with a lobbyist.
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Get the inappropriate story-telling mug.Telling on yourself. The act of showing guilt for one’s own actions in the form of giving information or details about something done or said without being asked.
Ex: She really should stop telling on herself when she was the one who started the rumor. The act of incriminating own self in an act due to guilt.
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Telling on yourself
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Get the Telling on yourself mug.The three scariest words of your childhood. Almost always made you panic and try to stop your sibling from telling on you.
Me: *hits brother*
Brother: I'm telling Mom!
Me: No, please, I'm sorry! I'll give you all my Starburst if you don't tell.
Brother: Fine.
Brother: I'm telling Mom!
Me: No, please, I'm sorry! I'll give you all my Starburst if you don't tell.
Brother: Fine.
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