Phrasal verb TELL OFF
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To tell off somebody (or tell somebody off) is to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong.
Informal English.
tick off has a very similar meaning.
Examples of use:
| infinitive | tell off |
| present simple | tell off and tells off |
| -ing form | telling off |
| past simple | told off |
| past participle | told off |