(idiomatic) Alternative form of time will tell

(idiomatic, informal) Used to indicate that the speaker was in agreement with the preceding statement before it was made.

(in response to a question) I don't know!

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see don't, tell, me. / (idiomatic) Used to introduce a guess at a fact or situation, as if forestalling the other speaker's utterance.

(colloquial) Introduces a compromise or arrangement where the interlocutor has some benefit or advantage.

plural of tell-tale compass

(sarcastic) Said to someone who has ill-conceived, false beliefs.

(idiomatic) Alternative form of time will tell

Synonym of to be honest

Advice to writers: convey an impression by the way that events are described in the narrative, and not by explicitly stating facts.