单词 | tell off |
释义 | tell offSEE SYNONYMS FOR tell off ON THESAURUS.COM verb (tr, adverb)informal to reprimand; scoldthey told me off for stealing apples to count and dismisshe told off four more soldiers Derived forms of tell offtelling off or telling-off, nounWords nearby tell offtellin, telling, tell it like it is, tell it to the Marines, tell me, tell off, Telloh, tell on, tell someone where to get off, telltale, tell tales Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with tell offtell 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. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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