tell tales out of school

Meaning: (idiomatic)To revealconfidentialorsensitiveinformation; togossip.1831April 27, “Court of Aldermen”, inThe Times, page 4:I see then we have both been at school. But did you never, when you were there, hear it said, "Tell no tales out of school?"1857,William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 8, inThe Virginians:Mr. Washington had seen the gentlemen of honour and fashion over their cups, and perhaps thought that all their sayings and doings were not precisely such as would tend to instruct or edify a young man on his entrance into life; but he wisely chose totellnotales out of school.1871,Louisa May Alcott, chapter 11, inLittle Men:[T]he boys laughed and nudged one another, for it was evident that some onetold tales out of school, else how could he know of the existence of these inconvenient treasures.1884,Martha Finley, chapter 9, inElsie at Nantucket:"But now maybe I'mtelling tales out of school," he added, with a laugh. "I shouldn't like to get the little girl into trouble."1907,Lucy Maud Montgomery,Shorty Stories: 1907 to 1908, published2008, A Millionaire's Proposal:"Don't blush, Katherine, I am sure Mr. Willoughby won'ttellanytales out of schoolto your old Valleyfield friends."1997,Stephen King,Desperation,→ISBN,page94:"He wound up in the emergency room three different times, twice in Connecticut and once down here. The first two were drug ODs. I'm nottelling tales out of school, because all that's been reported—exhaustively—in the press."2004April 5,Peter Bailey,TIME‎[1], archived fromthe originalon19 August 2012:Bush's former Treasury Secretary, Paul O'Neill,told tales out of school, prompting hot denials—and an investigation of whether he disclosed classified information.

Examples:

EN: You shouldn't tell tales out of school, arty-farty.
ES: No debes ir contando cuentos por ahí.
EN: I can't tell tales out of school.
ES: No puedo contar cuentos fuera de la escuela.
EN: I don't want to tell tales out of school.
ES: Paso de contar batallitas.
EN: And not to tell tales out of school, but my client's a stubborn man-- mule stubborn.
ES: No es contar cuentos indebidos, pero mi cliente, es un hombre terco... Una mula terca.
EN: I hate to tell tales out of school, but from what I hear, it's a little more complicated than that.
ES: Odio contar historias, pero según oí decir, es más complicado que eso.
EN: I'm not one to tell tales out of school, but she's a real hotshot at boinking.
ES: No me gusta contar batallitas. Pero es una autentica caña en la cama.
EN: Well, I don't want to tell tales out of school, but this Lyla K. character sounds like a real bust-ass super-skank.
ES: No quiero andarme con chismes, pero esta tal Lyla K. parece ser una superzorra. Gracias.
EN: ♪ Life is a highway... ♪ You know, not to tell tales out of school, but I sucked my first jug to this song.
ES: Sabes, no es para contar historias de la escuela pero chupe mi primera ubre con esta canción.
EN: Now, I'm not one to tell tales out of school... but the girls over here, they go wild for an American accent... and the promise of a pair of nylons.
ES: No soy de los que cuentan chismes de los demás... pero aquí las chicas se vuelven locas, por alguien con acento estadounidense... y la promesa de un par de medias de nailon.
ID: Aku bukan orang yang suka bergosip, tetapi gadis-gadis di sini, mereka tergila-gila aksen Amerika dan janji akan stoking nilon.
EN: Sorry, Unca, didn't mean to tell tales out of school, hehe.
HI: स्कूल्स पर बरपा कहर,साहब को नहीं खबर
EN: ♪ Life is a highway... ♪ You know, not to tell tales out of school, but I sucked my first jug to this song. Excellent choice.
ID: Pilihan yang bagus.

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