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Tell off   /tɛl ɔf/   Listen
Tell off

verb
1.
Reprimand.  Synonym: brush down.






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"Tell off" Quotes from Famous Books



... he had ever shown before. "Now, lookee here, young chap. They're going to send a cutter for me to come and take Parker's place. You strike me as a decent sort, so I'll leave you in my berth till I get back. You won't have nothin' to do hexcept tell off th' watches an' keep th' boys paintin'. Softer'n your fo'cs'l job, though you won't git no hextra ...
— The Cruise of the Dry Dock • T. S. Stribling



Words linked to "Tell off" :   lambaste, chide, chew up, lecture, berate, call down, have words, reproof, dress down, call on the carpet, bawl out, take to task, lambast, chew out, brush down, reprimand, rag, trounce, scold, remonstrate, jaw, rebuke



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