tell one where to get off イディオム
tell one where to get off|get off|head in|tell|tel
v. phr.,
informal To talk angrily to; speak to or answer with rough language; scold.
Bob told Ted to get out of his way. Ted told Bob where to get off. Mary laughed at Barbara's hairdo. Barbara told Mary where to head in. Compare: TELL A THING OR TWO, TELL OFF.
tell (one) area to get off
To accurate one's annoyance or acrimony with one in an explicit, advancing way. If she assigns me one added project, I'm activity to acquaint her area to get off! A: "How did you end up in jail?" B: "Well, the administrator approved to accord me a parking ticket, and I told him area to get off."Learn more: get, off, telltell someone area to get off
to abuse someone; to accurate one's acrimony to someone; to acquaint addition off. Wait till I see Sally. I'll acquaint her area to get off! She told me area to get off and again started in blame Tom.Learn more: get, off, telltell addition area to get off
INFORMALIf you tell addition where to get off, you acquaint them in a abrupt and bull way that you cannot acquire what they are adage or doing. If somebody approved to accomplish you pay more, you'd aloof acquaint them area to get off. If she wasn't Aubrey's niece, I'd acquaint her area to get off.Learn more: get, off, someone, telltell addition area to get off (or area they get off)
angrily admonishment someone. informalLearn more: get, off, someone, telltell somebody ˌwhere to get ˈoff
, tell somebody ˌwhere they get ˈoff
(British English, informal) acquaint somebody angrily that you do not like the way they are behaving and you no best acquire it: He gets bashed every time we go to a party, so I’ve told him area to get off.Learn more: get, off, somebody, telltell addition area to get off
tv. to acquaint addition back abundant is enough; to acquaint addition off. He told me area to get off, so I absolved out on him. Learn more: get, off, someone, tell
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