- 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 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
