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Definition of
tell off phrasal verb
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
tell off
phrasal verb
phrasal verb
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Phrasal Verbs
tell somebody
off (for something/for doing something)
(
informal
)
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to speak angrily to someone for doing something wrong
synonym
scold
I told the boys off for making so much noise.
Did you get told off?
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tell off
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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see, spot, tell, smell, etc. something a mile off
Idioms
see, spot, tell, smell, etc. something a mile off
Nearby words
telling
adjective
tell of
phrasal verb
tell off
phrasal verb
tell on
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telltale
adjective