tell+off
21tell — W1S1 [tel] v past tense and past participle told [təuld US tould] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(communicate something)¦ 2¦(show something)¦ 3¦(what somebody should do)¦ 4¦(know)¦ 5¦(recognize difference)¦ 6 tell yourself something 7¦(warn)¦ 8¦(tell somebody about… …
22tell — [ tel ] (past tense and past participle told [ tould ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 give information ▸ 2 order/advise to do something ▸ 3 recognize something ▸ 4 have clear effect ▸ 5 fail to keep secret ▸ 6 count something ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) transitive to give… …
23tell — ► VERB (past and past part. told) 1) communicate information to. 2) instruct to do something. 3) relate (a story). 4) (tell on) informal inform on. 5) (tell off) informal reprimand …
24tell\ one\ where\ to\ get\ off — • tell (one) where to get off • tell (one) where to head in v. phr. informal To talk angrily to; speak to or answer with rough language; scold. Bob told Ted to get out of his way. Ted told Bob where to get off. Mary laughed at Barbara s hairdo.… …
25tell\ where\ to\ get\ off — • tell (one) where to get off • tell (one) where to head in v. phr. informal To talk angrily to; speak to or answer with rough language; scold. Bob told Ted to get out of his way. Ted told Bob where to get off. Mary laughed at Barbara s hairdo.… …
26tell\ one\ where\ to\ head\ in — • tell (one) where to get off • tell (one) where to head in v. phr. informal To talk angrily to; speak to or answer with rough language; scold. Bob told Ted to get out of his way. Ted told Bob where to get off. Mary laughed at Barbara s hairdo.… …
27tell\ where\ to\ head\ in — • tell (one) where to get off • tell (one) where to head in v. phr. informal To talk angrily to; speak to or answer with rough language; scold. Bob told Ted to get out of his way. Ted told Bob where to get off. Mary laughed at Barbara s hairdo.… …
28Tell — (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, t[ae]lle to count …
29tell — tell1 [tel] vt. told, telling [ME tellen < OE tellan, lit., to calculate, reckon < Gmc * taljan > Ger zahl, number: see TALE] 1. to enumerate; count; reckon [to tell time] 2. to give an account of (a story, etc.) in speech or writing 3.… …
30Off — ([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. [1913… …
