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tell off

释义

tell off

phrasal verb transitive informal

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	tell off
he/she/it	tells off
present participle	telling off
past tense	told off
past participle	told off

1
to criticize someone angrily for doing something wrong
tell off for doing something:
The teacher told me off for talking too much in class.
be/get told off:
I’m going to get told off for being late.
Synonyms and related words
To criticize strongly
attack
damn
savage
Synonyms and related words
To say something, or to speak to someone in an angry way
lash out
tear into
abuse

tell off

phrasal verb transitive informal

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	tell off
he/she/it	tells off
present participle	telling off
past tense	told off
past participle	told off

1
to criticize someone angrily for doing something wrong
tell off for doing something:
The teacher told me off for talking again today.
be/get told off:
I’m going to get told off for being late.
Synonyms and related words
To criticize strongly
attack
damn
savage
Synonyms and related words
To say something, or to speak to someone in an angry way
lash out
tear into
abuse

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