Verb; To chop up and stick underneath the floorboards of a house or other building.
A reference to Edgar Allen Poe's "Tell Tale Heart," where the protagonist chops a person up and buries them underneath the floorboards.
Buddy: I'm not to sure about Mike, the new guy in accounting. He looks like the kind of guy who Tell Tale'd **at least** five hookers.
The refrain of an adult with a child's level of patience.
"At some point maybe we can discuss it."
"No! Tell me now!"
What is I meant to tell you
When I said it s my box , I meant to tell you it was mom box
The amount of money you and your partner have agreed can be spent without the other’s approval or awareness. Typically used by the gays. Probably started with the now defunct Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell laws in the US.
Kake: “What did you spend $20 on yesterday?”
Jack: “Don’t ask don’t tell”
When you get stopped by the border and asked for papers by the police.
Mexican Show and Tells are no laughing matter. My uncle got deported last week.
Besides da classic "supposedly for giving schoolchildren practice/confidence in public speaking" action (but which actually scares da crap outta many kids and/or causes lower-income students to feel jealous of da more-affluent ones who have nicer/fancier possessions to proudly display), this expression also refers to either of two "displaying da merchandise" actions:
(1) Where Person A lets Person B view one or more of Person A's intimate body-parts --- with da understanding dat said reveal is supposed to be kept confidential, of course --- but then either Person A or Person B goes and blabs about said private-area exposure to one or more other people, causing humiliation and/or repercussions to one or both "Persons", or
(2) Where Person A lets Person B view one or more of Person A's intimate body-parts in exchange for Person B's verbally revealing to Person A one or more secrets dat he would otherwise not divulge.
One good way to get a normally-modest chick to let you see her boobs/butt is to offer to help her with her homework or some other task dat she does not possess da knowledge and/or mental/emotional capabilities to tackle on her own, but insist dat she agree to a "show and tell" contract --- i.e., a deal wherein she agrees to let you view her "goods" in exchange for your putting in da time/effort to tell her da vital bits of info dat she needs in order to complete said drudgerous task.