telling-off

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An instance of telling someone off, a reprimand
If you give someone a telling-off, you tell them that you are very angry with them about something they have done. I got a severe telling off for not phoning him. tellings-off the act of telling someone that they have done something wrong
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To rebuke, to reprimand, or to admonish, often in a harsh, direct way
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A reprimand, reproach, or lecture

He's going to get quite a telling off if his dad ever finds out about it.

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Present participle of tell off
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reprimand; "She told the misbehaving student off
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rebuke, reproach, scream at
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reprimand; "She told the misbehaving student off"
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If you tell someone off, you speak to them angrily or seriously because they have done something wrong. He never listened to us when we told him off I'm always being told off for being so awkward Dutch police told off two of the gang, aged 10 and 11
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