Everyday English
tell a story
reveal something meaningful
If details or events tell a story, they reveal something meaningful about a person or situation.
Hear it in real life
Why do you think he has kept that old photograph?
It tells a story about his family.
The empty shelves tell a story about how quickly the shop lost customers.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: The shoes say a story about the runner.
Say: The shoes tell a story about the runner.
Use “tell a story,” not “say a story,” when details reveal something.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
something tells a story about someone or something; something told a story about someone or something
Your turn: say it out loud
The empty shelves tell a story about how quickly the shop lost customers.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
tell a story
reveal something meaningful
“The empty shelves tell a story about how quickly the shop lost customers.”
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