tell all

Verb

tell all (third-person singular simple present tells all, present participle telling all, simple past and past participle told all)

1. (idiomatic) To reveal everything, particularly information that is normally withheld.
   • The suspect told all when he saw the surveillance tapes linking him to the crime scene.
   • The actress's earthy new book tells all.

   Synonyms:

   confess

2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tell, all.
   • She told all of the news to her friends.

   Synonyms:

   spill the beans, dish