tell the world

tell the (whole) world

To reveal or spread (some information) to or among a lot of people. Now, don't go telling the world about these plans. Stop shouting! I don't want to tell the whole world why we're fighting.
See also: tell, world
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

tell the (whole) world

Fig. to spread around someone's private business. Well, you don't have to tell the whole world. Go ahead, tell the world!
See also: tell, world
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

tell the (whole) ˈworld

tell something to everyone; tell something publicly: Keep your voice down! We don’t want to tell the whole world about it!
See also: tell, world
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

tell the world

verb
See tell the whole world
See also: tell, world
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • don't give me that line
  • don't give me that story
  • don't hand me that line
  • don't hand me that story
  • (I) won't tell a soul
  • all in (one's) head
  • cast (one's) lot in with (someone or something)
  • cast lot in
  • don't give up the ship
References in periodicals archive
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Despite the chaos and danger, Matthew decides to stay so that he can tell the world what's really happening in the DMZ.
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First, if I got trashed and treated wilderness malevolently, I would be really embarrassed the next day and certainly wouldn't tell the world about it.
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Welsh newsreader Jason Mohammad has been chosen to tell the world: 'Aliens are invading.' The Wales Today broadcaster will appear on the Doctor Who Christmas special telling a stunned planet that creatures from other worlds do exist - and they are angry.
ALIENS ARE INVADING!
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Did the spiritual leader to a billion people really tell the world that simply by loving my partner and daughter I am doing violence to my child?
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Double-act Tabitha Tindale and Vinny Cafiso gave their new album Heartlight Set an outing, kicking off with Go Tell The World. Throughout their set, they traded vocals and syncronized perfectly.
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In a takeoff of Frankenstein, two scientists are conducting an experiment to take the voice of Trump and place it into the Aflac duck,"to tell the world about the benefits of Aflac with sex appeal."
Beauty and the duck
They went out and won games and let everyone else tell the world how great they were."
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