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telling (показательный: a telling comment cambridge.org Shabe) | |||
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be most suggestive ('Now, this is a most suggestive fact.' 'What does it suggest?' (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) – "Этот факт говорит о многом." – "О чём же он говорит?" ART Vancouver) | |||
speak volumes (for); speak books (george serebryakov); tell volumes | |||
talk about various things | |||
express volumes | |||
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be very telling (быть (очень) говорящим/показательным: He says he likes to run, but he's had the same running shoes for years. That's very telling. hinative.com Shabe) |
говорящий о многом: 23 phrases in 8 subjects |
American usage, not spelling | 2 |
Cliche / convention | 2 |
General | 11 |
Idiomatic | 2 |
Informal | 2 |
Makarov | 1 |
Quotes and aphorisms | 2 |
Rhetoric | 1 |