tellsomeoneoff
phrasal verbwithtellverbuk/tel/us/tel/told|told
B2
tospeakangrilyto someone because they have done somethingwrong:
Theteachertold me offforswearing.
- Mum told me off forsloppingwaterall down hershirt.
- If you makeyoursistercry, you'll get told off.
- Theirteachertold them off forchatteringin thelesson.
Chastising & rebuking
- admonitory
- barracking
- bawl
- bawlsomeoneout
- be a reproach tosomeone/somethingidiom
- carpet
- chasten
- keelhaul
- lecture
- pull
- pullsomeoneup
- punchbag
- punching bag
- putsomeoneintheirplaceidiom
- reproach
- reproachful
- shame
- tear
- there'll be hell to payidiom
- upbraid