tell sb off — phrasal verb with tell /tel/ verb (told, told)
► B2 to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong: » The teacher told me off for swearing.Thesaurus+: ↑Chastising and rebuking• • •
Extra Examples:» Mum told me off for slopping water all down her shirt.» If you make your sister cry, you'll get told off.» Their teacher told them off for chattering in the lesson.- ♯ Frequency and regularity - general words
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