told Idioma

a little bird told me

someone told me, one of your friends told me """How did you know that I play chess?"" ""Oh, a little bird told me."""

little bird told me

(See a little bird told me)

all told

Idiom(s): all told

Theme: CALCULATION

totaled up; including all parts.
• All told, he earned about $700 last week.
• All told, he has many fine characteristics.

a little bird told me|bird|little bird|tell

To have learned something from a mysterious, unknown, or secret source. "Who told you that Dean Smith was resigning?" Peter asked. "A little bird told me," Jim answered.

all told|all|tell|told

adv. phr., informal Counting or including everything. Including candy sale profits we have collected $300 all told.

I told you so

I told you so
I warned you in advance, especially of a bad outcome. For example, It's too bad your guests didn't get along with each other, but remember, I told you so.

little bird told one, a

little bird told one, a
A source one cannot or will not identify gave this information, as in How did you learn they were getting a divorce?—Oh, a little bird told me. Versions of this idiom date from ancient times and appear in numerous proverb collections.

told

told
see all told; I told you so; little bird told one, a. also see under tell.