Fuente de la expresión
The Free Dictionary and Cambridge Dictionary
Estructura completa
To give sb a telling-off
Variantes
Reprimand, talking-to, row, criticism, lecture, rocket (Brit. & N.Z. informal),
wigging (Brit. slang), slating (informal), censure, rebuke, reproach, scolding,
ticking-off (informal), dressing-down (informal), reproof, rap on the knuckles
Contexto
On driving past the park during the week when it was absolutely Baltic, I saw those wee faces, abandoned the car near the bottom of the drive up Arthur Seat and ran out to feed them all.
In a flash the park ranger was coming to give me a telling-off for blocking the path. However, with a swift throw of the cracker bag into the water and me shouting apologies at him, I was let off.
Fuente del contexto
Periódico Edinburgh News
Tipo de fuente
newspaper
Autor
The Newsroom
Título de la fuente
Opinion
Año
2020
Web
https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/opinion/arthurs-seat-park-rangers-advice-feeding-swans-may-surprise-you-hayley-matthews-1381650
Idioma
English
Nivel de uso
Popular/Familiar/Coloquial
Marca dialectal
General
Frecuencia
Frecuente