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telling-off / scolding
nounmasculinecolloquialuncommon/ʁɐʃpɐˈnɛtɨ/ras·pa·ne·te
Definition
1A severe and prolonged scolding; a telling-off, a dressing-down.
Usage examples
“He got a proper telling-off from his teacher.”
“My dad gave me a scolding for breaking the window.”
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get a telling-offgive someone a telling-off