tell+off
11tell off — transitive verb Date: 1804 1. to number and set apart; especially to assign to a special duty < told off a detail and put them to opening a trench J. F. Dobie > 2. reprimand, excoriate < told him off for his arrogance > …
12tell off — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. rebuke, reprimand, chide; see censure . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. rebuke, reprimand, upbraid, berate, admonish, *ream out, *lambaste, *rake over the coals, *give one a piece of one s mind, *chew out, *bawl out, *call …
13tell off — speak to angrily He told his neighbor off after their music was too loud last night …
14tell off — Count off, detach, distribute …
15To tell off — Tell Tell (t[e^]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Told} (t[=o]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Telling}.] [AS. tellan, from talu tale, number, speech; akin to D. tellen to count, G. z[ a]hlen, OHG. zellen to count, tell, say, Icel. telja, Dan. tale to speak,… …
16To tell off — Off Off ([o^]f; 115), adv. [OE. of, orig. the same word as R. of, prep., AS. of, adv. & prep. [root]194. See {Of}.] In a general sense, denoting from or away from; as: [1913 Webster] 1. Denoting distance or separation; as, the house is a mile off …
17tell off — verb To rebuke, to reprimand, or to admonish, often in a harsh, direct way. Syn: give somebody a piece of ones mind, give somebody what for, read somebody the riot act, scold …
18tell off — Synonyms and related words: bawl out, berate, call down, chew out, come down on, denounce, dress down, give it to, jaw, jump all over, jump on, rail, revile, speak to, talk to, tongue lash, trim, upbraid, vituperate …
19tell off — rebuke, reproach, scream at …
20tell off — Reprimand …
