tell him where to get off

tell him where to get off
tell him what you think of him, tell him off
  

If he complains about the meals, tell him where to get off.


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  • tell someone where to get off — tv. to tell someone when enough is enough; to tell someone off. □ I was fed up with her bossiness. I finally told her where to get off. □ He told me where to get off, so I walked out on him …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • where to get off, tell (show etc.) one —  Tell one an unpalatable fact; (usu. a threat to stop obstructive or troublesome behaviour).    ♣ I ll tell him where he gets off. I ll reprimand him. wherewithal That which is necessary (usu. money) …   A concise dictionary of English slang

  • get off —  1. Escape; be released from; excuse from.  2. get off with Achieve favour with one of the opp. sex.  3. Excl. Stop teasing! Also get off it.  4. where one gets off Where one s true position is. To stop disagreeable behaviour.  ♠ I ll tell him… …   A concise dictionary of English slang

  • Tell Me Where It Hurts (Garbage song) — Infobox Single Name = Tell Me Where It Hurts Artist = Garbage from Album = Absolute Garbage B side = Betcha Bad Boyfriend (Remix) Released = flagicon|UK July 9, 2007 (Digital) flagicon|Ireland July 13, 2007 (Physical) flagicon|UK July 16, 2007… …   Wikipedia

  • tell — W1S1 [tel] v past tense and past participle told [təuld US tould] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(communicate something)¦ 2¦(show something)¦ 3¦(what somebody should do)¦ 4¦(know)¦ 5¦(recognize difference)¦ 6 tell yourself something 7¦(warn)¦ 8¦(tell somebody about… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • get — /get/ verb past tense got, past participle got especially BrE gotten especially AmE present participle getting RECEIVE/OBTAIN 1 RECEIVE (transitive not in passive) to be given or receive something: Sharon always seems to get loads of mail. | Why… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • tell — /tel/ verb past tense and past participle told /tUld/ 1 SAY/INFORMATION (T) to give someone facts or information about something: tell sb (that): She wrote to tell me she couldn t come. | Don t tell me you ve forgotten my birthday again. | Police …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • get — I [[t]ge̱t[/t]] CHANGING, CAUSING, MOVING, OR REACHING ♦ gets, getting, got, gotten (past tense & past participle) (In most of its uses get is a fairly informal word. Gotten is an American form of the past tense and past participle.) 1) V LINK… …   English dictionary

  • tell — tell1 verb (past and past participle told) 1》 communicate information to.     ↘instruct (someone) to do something.     ↘relate (a story).     ↘reveal (information) in a non verbal way: the figures tell a different story.     ↘divulge confidential …   English new terms dictionary

  • tell off — {v.} 1. To name or count one by one and give some special duty to; give a share to. * /Five boy scouts were told off to clean the camp./ 2. {informal} To speak to angrily or sharply; attack with words; scold. * /Mr. Black got angry and told off… …   Dictionary of American idioms

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