See Also: telling(1)(dictionary)
telling(2)(dictionary)
telling-off(dictionary)
telling 1, adjective(dictionary)
telling 2, noun(dictionary)

telling-off (oh)



plural tellings-off
n [C usually singular] BrE
the act of telling someone that they have done something wrong
::I've already had one telling-off from Dad this week.
-see also tell off at tell