tell off
phrasal verbtell somebody off (for something/for doing something)
- (informal) to speak angrily to somebody for doing something wrong
synonym scold责备;斥责;责骂;数落 - I told the boys off for making so much noise.
孩子们太吵,我把他们训斥了一顿。 - Did you get told off?
你挨骂了没有?
- I told the boys off for making so much noise.