tell the whole world
idiom
: to make something public
It's a private matter. I wish you wouldn't tell the whole world about it!
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Are you obligated to tell the whole world about this incongruity right away?
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Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
Having to tell the whole world about it is another matter.
—Pamela Wood, baltimoresun.com, 2 Oct. 2020
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Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
Having to tell the whole world about it is another matter.
—Pamela Wood, baltimoresun.com, 2 Oct. 2020
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“Tell the whole world.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tell%20the%20whole%20world. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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