tell me
A set phrase used to introduce a question, especially when trying to obtain personal information. Tell me, do you feel your relationship with your mother has influenced your relationships with other people?
tell me
Also, tell me about it. I know, I agree with you, as in Since the layoffs I have been overloaded with work-Tell me! or We had a hard time finding the place.-Tell me about it! It took me all morning. Identical to a literal request to be told about something, this expression must be distinguished from it by the context and the speaker's tone. [Colloquial; second half of 1900s]
ˈtell me
(spoken) used to introduce a question: Tell me, have you had lunch yet?