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- noun Plural form of
telling-off .
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Examples
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Past form suggests a warmed-up fricassee of masculinist interventions and tellings-off for "political correctness", though it could prove to be more nuanced and nourishing.
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Both Mr Weasley and Sirius were acting as though he'd misbehaved, and were saving their tellings-off until they could ascertain how much damage had been done.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Rowling, J. K. 2003
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The, banker's clerk, who was directed to sum my cash-account, blundered it three times, being disordered by the recollection of his military tellings-off at the morning-drill.
The Antiquary 1845
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He urged Greek citizens to back the deficit reduction programme in order to avoid default, stay in the eeurozone and avoid further tellings-off from member states.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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He urged Greek citizens to back the deficit reduction programme in order to avoid default, stay in the eeurozone and avoid further tellings-off from member states.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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He urged Greek citizens to back the deficit reduction programme in order to avoid default, stay in the eeurozone and avoid further tellings-off from member states.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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The banker's clerk, who was directed to sum my cash-account, blundered it three times, being disordered by the recollection of his military _tellings-off_ at the morning-drill.
The Antiquary — Complete Walter Scott 1801
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The, banker's clerk, who was directed to sum my cash-account, blundered it three times, being disordered by the recollection of his military _tellings-off_ at the morning-drill.
The Antiquary — Volume 01 Walter Scott 1801
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I'm sure they've had everything tried with them, tellings-off and the arms around the shoulder, but a different voice and different personalities might just work.
Telegraph.co.uk: news business sport the Daily Telegraph newspaper Sunday Telegraph 2009
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The, banker’s clerk, who was directed to sum my cash-account, blundered it three times, being disordered by the recollection of his military tellings-off at the morning-drill.
The Antiquary 1584
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