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词组 tell off
释义
Idiom
tell offtell off (someone)
to tell someone that their behavior is not acceptable.
I was told off by my best friend, and it was a long time before I could forgive her.He's always been obnoxious and it's about time someone told him off.

Phr V
tell off
tells, telling, told
tell off sb or tell sb off
to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong
She told him off for not doing his homework.You always get told off in Mr Warren's lesson.
telling-off
noun British & Australian
The nurse gave me a good telling-off.
often + from
She got a telling-off from her teacher for forgetting her book.
tell off
verb to scold or reprimand someone UK, 1919
phrasetell off
tell sb offtell off sb if someone in authority such as a teacher or a parent tells you off, they speak to you angrily about something wrong that you have done: Miss McHale will tell you off if she sees you doing that!be/get told off Shelley was one of those kids who are always in trouble at school, always getting told off. Hurry up - I don't want to be told off for being late again! SIMILAR TO: tick off BrE, reprimand formaltelling-off n C BrE when someone speaks to you angrily about something wrong that you have done: I've already had one telling-off from Dad today for drinking his beer.

tell off

To castigate, rebuke, or reprimand one in a severe or merciless manner. A noun or pronoun can be used between "tell" and "off." It's about time someone told Jim off for his lewd behavior in the office. The waiter told off the rude customer for acting so inappropriately towards her.

tell someone off

to scold someone; to attack someone verbally. (This has a sense of finality about it.) I was so mad at Bob that I told him off. By the end of the day, I had told off everyone else, too.

tell off

Rebuke severely, reprimand, as in It's time someone told her off about her behavior. There is also a synonymous expression, tell someone where to get off, as in When he called back a third time, I told him where to get off. [Colloquial; early 1900s] Also see get off, def. 7.

tell off

v.
To reprimand someone or something; rebuke someone or something: The customer told off the rude clerk. I was so mad at my roommate for forgetting to pay the rent each month that I finally told him off.
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