Meanings
present singular third person survives to tell the tale · participle present surviving to tell the tale · participle past survived to tell the tale · past survived to tell the tale
- Synonym of live to tell the tale.
Chepstow is good for excursions, and Bradshaw tells me I can get a fly to Tintern Abbey, although the fare structure seems particularly complicated. Alternatively, I could go for a simpler choice and just opt for "single horse, 1s", although I doubt I'd survive to tell the tale.
2023 February 22, Stephen Roberts, “Reading... between the lines... to Wales”, in RAIL, number 977, page 59Synonyms: live to tell the tale
Synonyms & antonyms
verbSynonym of live to tell the tale.
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survive to tell the tale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/survive%20to%20tell%20the%20tale
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