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give a good telling-off

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Inglés		Español
give [sb] a good telling-off, give [sb] a good telling off v expr	informal (reprimand) (informal)	echarle una buena bronca a loc verb
	(AR, coloquial)	cagar a pedos a loc verb
	When the boss found out what had happened, Sally was taken into the office and given a good telling-off.
	Cuando el jefe se dio cuenta de lo que había pasado, llamó a Sally a su despacho y le echó una buena bronca.
		reprender a, regañar a vtr + prep
		retar a vtr + prep
	Cuando el jefe se dio cuenta de lo que había pasado, llamó a Sally a su despacho y la reprendió (or: regañó).

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