tell on vs sell someone out

tell on and sell someone out both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tell on	No	No	Yes	No
sell someone out	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, sell someone out is a hyponym of tell on; that is, sell someone out is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tell on:

tell on: give away information about somebody
sell someone out: give information that compromises others

tell on (verb)	sell someone out (verb)
produce an effect or strain on somebody	give information that compromises others
give away information about somebody

tell on vs sell someone out

tell on and sell someone out both are verbs.

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