telling against
Counting as evidence
Telling against means serving as evidence or argument unfavorable to someone or something.
Facts or circumstances tell against a person when they suggest guilt, weakness, or disadvantage: His silence told against him at the hearing.
The lack of witnesses was telling against our case.
The phrase implies that accumulating evidence points toward a negative conclusion.
- counterexampleInstance disproving a claim
- smoking gunIrrefutable proof of wrongdoing
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- bearing witnessObserving and later attesting
- contradictionOpposing claims, incompatible together
refutation · shame · disproof · accusation · deposition · guilt · rebuttal · invalidation · backstabbing · character assassination · bad faith · incriminating · damning · embarrassment · confession · gossip · indictment · betrayal
telling againstsupporting
Bearing or sustaining
in favor of · bolstering · favoring · corroborating · substantiating
telling againstvouching for
Affirming someone's reliability
supporting · defending · backing up · standing up for · recommending
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