kiss-and-tell

kiss and tell

1. To tell others about a sexual encounter, usually in order to brag about it. Most girls avoid Johnny because they know he loves to kiss and tell so all his buddies think he's a player.

2. By extension, to tell others about something that was supposed to remain private between the teller and another party, usually in order to gossip or brag about it. To be honest, I try not to include Jane in these meetings because she has a tendency to kiss and tell when she's privy to sensitive details.

kiss-and-tell

COMMON Kiss-and-tell is used to describe situations where someone has a romantic relationship with a famous person and then tells people, usually journalists, about it. On many occasions we discussed selling details of kiss-and-tell stories. It looks unlikely that there will be a kiss and tell book. Note: If someone tells their story in this way, you can say that they kiss and tell. You can also refer to their behaviour as kissing and telling. In no circumstances will I kiss and tell. Aren't the footballer's girlfriends just after the money they get for kissing and telling? Note: This expression appears in the play `Love for Love' by William Congreve (1695): `Oh, fie, Miss, you must not kiss and tell'.

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

See also:

kiss and tell
kiss and tell, to
tell the truth and shame the devil
tell (one) about (someone or something)
tell about
tell
I can tell you
phone up
tell one to face
pray tell

References in periodicals archive

The kiss-and-tell major, who rocked the nation after revealing details of his steamy affair with Princess Diana, was at home when the thieves began rummaging through his shed.

Friends say the theft from Eversfield Manor near Okehampton, Devon, has stunned Hewitt, who made pounds 100,000 from his kiss-and-tell book.

HEWITT LOSES STRIPPER AS HE PAINTS TOWN RED

YOU'VE heard of the kiss-and-tell book, now get ready for the kiss-and-tell book and album.

BRIAN READE COLUMN: JORDAN TOTS IT UP

READING that James Hewitt got pounds 103,000 for the kiss-and-tell book on Diana by Anna Pasternak made my blood boil (The Mirror, March 16).

THE answer to kiss-and-tell books is do not buy them.

Readers Letters: Rat brought to book

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释义	kiss-and-tell kiss and tell 1. To tell others about a sexual encounter, usually in order to brag about it. Most girls avoid Johnny because they know he loves to kiss and tell so all his buddies think he's a player. 2. By extension, to tell others about something that was supposed to remain private between the teller and another party, usually in order to gossip or brag about it. To be honest, I try not to include Jane in these meetings because she has a tendency to kiss and tell when she's privy to sensitive details. See also: and, kiss, tell Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. kiss-and-tell COMMON Kiss-and-tell is used to describe situations where someone has a romantic relationship with a famous person and then tells people, usually journalists, about it. On many occasions we discussed selling details of kiss-and-tell stories. It looks unlikely that there will be a kiss and tell book. Note: If someone tells their story in this way, you can say that they kiss and tell. You can also refer to their behaviour as kissing and telling. In no circumstances will I kiss and tell. Aren't the footballer's girlfriends just after the money they get for kissing and telling? Note: This expression appears in the play `Love for Love' by William Congreve (1695): `Oh, fie, Miss, you must not kiss and tell'. Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. See also: kiss and tell kiss and tell, to tell the truth and shame the devil tell (one) about (someone or something) tell about tell I can tell you phone up tell one to face pray tell References in periodicals archive The kiss-and-tell major, who rocked the nation after revealing details of his steamy affair with Princess Diana, was at home when the thieves began rummaging through his shed. Friends say the theft from Eversfield Manor near Okehampton, Devon, has stunned Hewitt, who made pounds 100,000 from his kiss-and-tell book. HEWITT LOSES STRIPPER AS HE PAINTS TOWN RED YOU'VE heard of the kiss-and-tell book, now get ready for the kiss-and-tell book and album. BRIAN READE COLUMN: JORDAN TOTS IT UP READING that James Hewitt got pounds 103,000 for the kiss-and-tell book on Diana by Anna Pasternak made my blood boil (The Mirror, March 16). THE answer to kiss-and-tell books is do not buy them. Readers Letters: Rat brought to book
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