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tell off |
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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. See also: tell tell off somebody also tell somebody off 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. See also: tell How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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