- tell|ing-off
- tell|ing-off «TEHL ihng F, -OF», noun.Informal. a scolding; rebuke.
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tell — I [[t]tɛl[/t]] v. told, tell•ing 1) to narrate or relate (a story, tale, etc.) 2) to make known (a fact, news, information, etc.); communicate 3) to announce or proclaim 4) to utter (the truth, a lie, etc.); speak 5) to express in words (thoughts … From formal English to slang
tell off — PHRASAL VERB If you tell someone off, you speak to them angrily or seriously because they have done something wrong. [V n P] He never listened to us when we told him off... [V n P for n/ ing] I m always being told off for being so awkward... [V P … English dictionary
off — ♦ (The preposition is pronounced [[t]ɒf, AM ɔːf[/t]]. The adverb is pronounced [[t]ɒ̱f, AM ɔ͟ːf[/t]]) 1) PREP If something is taken off something else or moves off it, it is no longer touching that thing. He took his feet off the desk... I took… … English dictionary
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here — Infobox Film name = Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here image size=175px imdb id = 0065079 director = Abraham Polonsky writer = Abraham Polonsky starring = Robert Redford Katharine Ross Robert Blake released = December 18, 1969 runtime = 98 min.… … Wikipedia
lay off — verb 1. put an end to a state or an activity (Freq. 3) Quit teasing your little brother • Syn: ↑discontinue, ↑stop, ↑cease, ↑give up, ↑quit • Ant: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
tick off — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you tick off items on a list, you write a tick or other mark next to them, in order to show that they have been dealt with. [mainly BRIT] [V P n (not pron)] He ticked off my name on a piece of paper... [V n P] Tick it off in… … English dictionary
run off — verb 1. run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along (Freq. 2) The thief made off with our silver the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe • Syn: ↑abscond, ↑bolt, ↑absquatulate, ↑decamp, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
warn off — PHRASAL VERB If you warn someone off, you tell them to go away or to stop doing something because of possible danger or punishment. [V n P] The police warned the intruder off... [V n P] He pressed for a full investigation, but was warned off... [ … English dictionary
di|rect´ing|ly — di|rect «duh REHKT, dy », verb, adjective, adverb. –v.t. 1. to manage or guide; control: »to direct a play, direct a business. A teacher directs the work of the pupils. A mounted policeman used to direct the traffic here, but now it s all signals … Useful english dictionary
sawse — Mawdesley Glossary to berate a child, to admonish, to give a tell ing off. SECK. a sack … English dialects glossary
