TELL SB


Meaning of TELL SB in English

off (for sth / for doing sth)

( informal ) to speak angrily to sb for doing sth wrong

SYN scold :

I told the boys off for making so much noise.

Did you get told off?

—related noun telling-off

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.