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English *verb*: tell off
1.	tell off (communication) reprimand
		Samples	She told the misbehaving student off.
		Synonyms	brush down
		Pattern of use	Somebody ----s somebody
		Broader (hypernym)	bawl out, berate, call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, reproof, scold, take to task, trounce