live to tell the tale

Meaning

1. live, etc. to tell the tale

   to survive a difficult or dangerous experience so that you can tell others what really happened

In the movies · 2

• ...and live to tell the tale.Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone2001
• No one's ever met one and lived to tell the tale. Get in there!How to Train Your Dragon2010

From the same entry

• all told
• don't tell me
• I tell you what
• I tell you
• I told you
• tell a different story
• tell its own tale
• tell me
• tell me about it
• tell me another
• tell tales
• tell the time