tell its own tale | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Tospeak for itself; to require noexplanation.1868, Frances Mary Oxenham,Edith Sydney, page19:[…]and looking out she saw Sir William Grant approaching at an easy trot, for he was anxious to avoid giving her any sudden shock; but the poor animal's statetold its own tale; and starting up, Lady Sydney herself opened the hall-door[…]

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