Meanings
- One has a feeling, hunch or a gut feeling that (something is true).
Something tells me the project is going to succeed.
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something tells one. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/something%20tells%20one
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