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to tell off
01
to express sharp disapproval or criticism of someone's behavior or actions
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Separable
Particle
off
Base verb
tell
Present tense
tell off
3rd person singular
tells off
Present participle
telling off
Past simple
told off
Past participle
told off
Examples
She told her friend off for spreading rumors about her.
