Sentence examples for tells off from inspiring English sources

One day she tells off a young woman who owns a shop in town, and later her colored mail.

In "God and Guns," Williams tells off a politician who advocates stripping the "working man" of firearms and religious freedom.

At the same time, he tells off the school's assistant vice-principal, just the way Bogart used to sass the cops who cramped his style.

Then in perfect French he tells off Djedje Djedje Gervais, a male dancer from the Ivory Coast who is nothing if not dynamic.

In a revealing anecdote, she cites with approval a friend who tells off obscene phone callers by informing them that she was her high school's "blow job queen".

She delivered "Go Back Where You Stayed Last Night," a little-known swinger written by Waters with Sidney Easton, in which a woman tells off her cheating partner with a delightful blend of humor and toughness.

Read these instructions carefully: 1) Before having your passport photo taken, stand before a mirror while someone jabs you with a pin, gives you a hotfoot or tells off-color jokes as you practice a blank expression.

I would get told off a lot.

I only remember being told off once.

"I kept getting told off for walking".

And get told off by Judi Dench.