tell someone where to get off

tell (one) where to get off

To express one's frustration or anger with one in an explicit, aggressive way. If she assigns me one more project, I'm going to tell her where to get off! A: "How did you end up in jail?" B: "Well, the officer tried to give me a parking ticket, and I told him where to get off."
See also: get, off, tell
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

tell someone where to get off

INFORMAL
If you tell someone where to get off, you tell them in a rude and forceful way that you cannot accept what they are saying or doing. If somebody tried to make you pay more, you'd just tell them where to get off. If she wasn't Aubrey's niece, I'd tell her where to get off.
See also: get, off, someone, tell
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

tell someone where to get off (or where they get off)

angrily rebuke someone. informal
See also: get, off, someone, tell
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

tell someone where to get off

tv. to tell someone when enough is enough; to tell someone off. He told me where to get off, so I walked out on him.
See also: get, off, someone, tell
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • give (one) (one's) head
  • give head
  • give somebody their head
  • give someone their head
  • drive (one) out of office
  • force (one) out of office
  • force out of office
  • cooking for one
  • (one) could use (something)
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