1tell off
To speak to someone rudely, disrespectfully or angrily; to berate; to unleash one's fury verbally towards someone.
You should have heard her in there, telling off the guy whose fault it was!
2tell off
To rebuke, to reprimand, or to admonish.
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Nearby phrases
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