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What does That's telling them. mean?
What does That's telling them. mean?
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@SamuraiR It is an idiom. The idea is that a person said or demonstrated an idea to a group in such a way that there is no doubt or misunderstanding. A third party (the party saying “That’s telling them”) is emphatically recognizing or acknowledging what happened.
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