telling-off
Example Sentences
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"I think my grandmother would have given me a proper telling-off if she'd been told she had to reserve online at the heuriger!" he joked.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
The matchmakers have been known to give participants a telling-off for certain behaviours or comments that they deem unacceptable.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2024
On one occasion, when he almost destroyed it, Bob recalled getting a severe telling-off from his mum, who "stood it up again, bandaged it up and it took off again."
From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2023
Mrs. Agbani had given them a round telling-off.
From New York Times ● Sep. 3, 2021
But Roy didn’t get the terrible telling-off we were expecting, and in the days that followed, there were reports of guardians talking—even arguing—about the tokens question.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
