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Carter Lee Posted 7 years ago
Grammar
What does 'off' mean?
Dear All,
I'm trying to understand the sentence as the below.
"That describes someone whose main communication with their chidren was to give them strict rules and tell them off or punish them if they did something wrong."
In especially, what does 'off' mean in this sentence?
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"tell someone off" is an idiomatic expression meaning to scold or reprimand someone.
- "tell someone off" is an idiomatic expression meaning to scold or reprimand someone.
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"tell someone off" is an idiomatic expression meaning to scold or reprimand someone.
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