Timeline for Idiom meaning to give a stern lecture
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| Feb 16 at 5:43 | comment | added | Jagerber48 | +1 for "come to Jesus talk" based on the example in the OP. The other two examples don't really fit though. Those are more about argumentation than admonishment. | |
| Feb 15 at 21:07 | comment | added | Nuclear Hoagie | @Barmar Agree that "tell off" is a more aggressive than a reprimand, and that it's done in response to something that someone did which you didn't like, but "arguing" to me implies a back-and-forth. A telling-off is pretty much a one-sided affair. | |
| Feb 15 at 20:59 | comment | added | lessthanideal | I think "tell off" is reprimanding, not arguing, but not necessarily with anger. A teacher might correct a child's bad manners by telling them off, for example. .. Seems this is a term to be avoided if you want unambiguity | |
| Feb 13 at 15:44 | comment | added | Barmar | I think "tell off" is more like arguing, not reprimanding. If someone insults you, you might tell them off in response. | |
| Feb 13 at 13:10 | history | edited | Nuclear Hoagie | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Feb 13 at 12:54 | history | answered | Nuclear Hoagie | CC BY-SA 4.0 |