say a lot about something/someone

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› to clearly show or express something about someone or something: It says a lot about her that she's willing to help people she doesn't even know. I think the way someone dresses says a lot about their character.

(Definition of say a lot about something/someone from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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saw noun (TOOL)
saw verb (USE TOOL)
sawdust noun
sawmill noun
saxophone noun
say a lot about something/someone idiom
say noun (RIGHT TO AN OPINION)
say something to yourself idiom
say verb (EXPRESS)
say verb (GIVE INFORMATION)
say verb (SPEAK)

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