every picture tells a story

every picture tells a story

proverb Simply observing the scene or the look on one's face will allow one to determine what has taken place. Katie didn't have to say anything—every picture tells a story, and the scared look on her face told me she had broken the vase.
See also: every, picture, story, tell
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • teach a man to fish
  • village
  • it takes a village
  • a man is judged by his deeds, not by his words
  • actions speak louder than words
  • a place for everything, and everything in its place
  • chickens come home to roost
  • chickens come home to roost, one's
  • a good example is the best sermon
  • best defense is a good offense