telling-off

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌtelling-ˈoff noun (plural tellings-off) [countable usually singular] British English  TELL somebody OFFthe act of telling someone that they have done something wrong 责备，斥责 I’ve already had one telling-off from Dad this week. 这星期我已经挨过爸爸一顿骂了。 → tell off at tell

ˌtelling-ˈoff nounChineseSyllable  

telling-off
ˌtelling-ˈoff noun (plural tellings-off) [countable usually singular] British English
the act of telling someone that they have done something wrong:
    I’ve already had one telling-off from Dad this week.
⇨ tell off at tell

telling-offBrE /ˌtelɪŋ ˈɒf/ 🔊NAmE /ˌtelɪŋ ˈɔːf/ 🔊, /ˌtelɪŋ ˈɑːf/ 🔊 noun [usually singular] (

plural

tellings-off) (BrE, informal) the act of speaking angrily to sb, especially a child, because they have done sth bad （尤指对儿童的）责备，责骂，数落，嗔怪