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he told on me vs he told me on

Both phrases are not correct in English. The correct phrase is "he told on me." The preposition "on" should come after the verb "told" in this context.

Last updated: March 26, 2024 • 916 views

he told on me

This phrase is correct in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that someone informed on or reported someone else's actions to an authority or another person.

Examples:

  • I can't believe he told on me to the teacher.
  • She told on him for cheating on the test.
  • Don't tell on me, please!
  • He told on his friend for stealing the cookies.
  • Why did you have to tell on me like that?
  • Right before he told his mom on me.
  • He told me he cheated on me.
  • But he did not blame her. That's what he told me on his deathbed.
  • - I used to love my dad's stories, until the one he told me on my tenth birthday.
  • And from what he told me on the phone just now,... ...he loves you, too.
  • He told me this on my birthday.
  • Very quickly, he noticed that when he moves his finger on the touchpad something moves on the screen - and later on he told me, "I have never seen a television where you can do something."
  • Ed kept hanging around and we had to get rid of him in case he told on us.
  • Ed kept hanging around and we had to get rid of him in case he told on us.
  • He told me to drive to an address.
  • He told Patricia the job was canceled.
  • Except he told Billy Rex first.
  • And he told me what you did.
  • He told a security guard where I was.
  • He told me my language was imprecise.
  • He told me I had beautiful eyes.
  • - He told me to say it.
  • He told the Colonel this morning.
  • He told Ben something he never knew before.
  • He told me so himself yesterday.

he told me on

This phrase is not correct in English.

  • But he did not blame her. That's what he told me on his deathbed.
  • - I used to love my dad's stories, until the one he told me on my tenth birthday.
  • And from what he told me on the phone just now,... ...he loves you, too.
  • On numerous occasions, He told me he was working on something big.
  • I play poker with the guy, and he told me he sat on these photos for three months before actually he showed it to the judge.
  • He told me he was on a business trip.
  • He told me he was on a business trip.
  • He told me he was on the lacrosse team.
  • He told me he's working on a story about O.C.U.
  • He told me he was hanging on to them in case you ever...
  • Well, he told me he was working on the car.
  • He told me this on my birthday.
  • When he told me he was going on it, I gave him articles on the side effects.
  • He told me he grew up on a farm.
  • He told me to get on the bus.
  • Then he told me to go on break.
  • Only he told me you were on good terms.
  • He told me he cheated on me.
  • He told me he loved me on the toilet.
  • He told me it rested on an old peak, in a town made of stone.

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