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Can be surname a creative person who tries to live up to expectations but always cracks a smile and shoves it off when people offend them they do what they think is right but can lead to bullying or rude remarks in general a common surname
telling by Sophia Carery April 22, 2018

telling stories 

Lying; Making stuff up that's not true.
Tom: Hey Jack, Joe told me he flew his car into a skyscraper the other day!
Jack: Really? I was at his house yesterday, and there wasn't even a scratch on his car.

Tom: Yeah, Joe is pretty good at telling stories. We don't even live close to a city.

Telling it like it is

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.

telling porkies

Slang for telling lies.
Usually used by southerners, taxi drivers, adult film stars, or a combination of all 3.
Sandra: I haven't got enough money to pay for this taxi.

Josh: You're telling porkies you are!

Telling on yourself 

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.
Telling on yourself

Telling a Jamie

Telling a lie. If you 'tell a Jamie' it means you are telling a ludicrous lie that obviously isn't true and you will clearly get caught out for.
Telling a Jamie - 'I once saw some gypsies on the side of a motorway put a plug into an electricity pylon and steal some electricity.'