told tales
Shared fictional accounts
Told tales are stories that have been recounted or passed along.
The phrase often appears in told tales of adventure or tales told around the campfire.
In the expression told tales out of school, it means revealing secrets or gossip that should have remained private.
- storyAccount of events
- once upon a timeTraditional narrative opening
- urban legendUnverified viral story
- fish storyBoastful exaggerated account
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
fable · oral storytelling · fireside stories · oral history · word of mouth · yarn · parable · anecdote · tradition · nostalgia · myth · bedtime stories · allegory · superstition · heritage · wonder · fear · custom
disclosure vs. concealment
told taleskept quiet
said nothing · kept one's own counsel · bit one's tongue · covered up · stonewalled
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