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What does tell on mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word tell on? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. To inform on; to tattle; to tell a person in authority that someone else has done something wrong; usually somewhat childish.
  2. To cause visible strain to.
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The air is warm, slightly sweaty, as the compromise between being well dressed and being comfortable starts to tell on those waiting for tables to clear inside.
Hybridize meanwhile we tell on example canary with goldfinch about hybrid two species in grounds of family, ale between two kinds.
Pressure can tell on the players and, when we made that dreadful mistake for their first goal, the pressure was almighty.
Oh you can't goo to tell on me, after hatting me on the brains with clubstick!
It went on for a while and I didn't tell on him, but I pressured him to tell Mum and Dad himself, which he did.
It is hard to tell on the basis of a single year, whether these differences represent longer term trends across the country.

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