tell somebody off

And you get to tell off your own family, at least on screen.

So what difference does it make to be told off over the phone?

I hope you have the chance to tell me off.

This means that he was told off for doing something wrong.

Never show up your child or tell him off in front of friends.

Because he, he'll be able to tell off my blood.

It's like she's telling us off for not thinking of things to say.

I was told off for the door, same as you were last night.

That'll come out on there you see and I'll get tell myself off.

I told him off, using some words that should never get said in a church.