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tell off::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | brush down |
| Type of | bawl out, berate, call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, scold, take to task, trounce |
Examples of tell off
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It's too soon to tell whether Apple can shake off the disaffection of investors.
From the bits.blogs.nytimes.com
The authors also tell readers to step off the treadmill and pick up the weights.
From the time.com
Tell the sponsors to clear off, and the Treasury has to take more money off you.
From the telegraph.co.uk
To show and tell you how easy it is to get off track and into a downward spiral.
From the usatoday.com
Do we bend, stay firm, get firmer, tell her off, tell my dad off, live and let live, what?
From the washingtonpost.com
You will feel emboldened, maybe emboldened enough to finally tell off a rude person you know.
From the charlotteobserver.com
I want to tell her off, but since we're technically coworkers, how can I decline?
From the post-gazette.com
You don't have to tell off your mother-in-law, but you can treat her opinions like elevator music.
From the jsonline.com
But you could tell off the bat he didn't really hit it that well.
From the post-gazette.com
