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Definition of tell off

tell off

verb - transitive

  • to admonish.
                                                                               

    Citation from "The Cabin Show", Arrested Development (TV, 2005), Season 3 Episode 1 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
    I'm gonna tell her off.

    Last edited on Apr 16 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Nov 30 2010.

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