كيف تنطق "tell against"

expression

TEL uh-GAYNST, uh-GENST

TEL uh-GENST

التعريف

If something tells against you, it harms your chances or makes you less likely to succeed.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈtɛɫ/ /əˈɡeɪnst/, /əˈɡɛnst

الإنجليزية البريطانية

tˈɛl/ /ɐɡˈɛnst

أمريكي

TEL uh-GAYNST, uh-GENST

بريطاني

TEL uh-GENST

His accent told against him at the interview.

The rain told against our chances of winning the game.

His age tells against him in this job application.

Those old mistakes might tell against you later, so be careful.