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tells someone where to get off

tells someone where to get off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of tell someone where to get off.

Meaning of tell someone where to get off

Verb

tell someone where to get off (third-person singular simple present tells someone where to get off, present participle telling someone where to get off, simple past and past participle told someone where to get off)

  1. (colloquial) To dismiss someone with harsh words.

Questions about tells someone where to get off

What is tells someone where to get off the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Tells someone where to get off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of tell someone where to get off.

Words near tells someone where to get off in the dictionary

  1. tells its own tale
  2. tells noses
  3. tells of
  4. tells off
  5. tells on
  6. tells someone where to get off
  7. tells someone where to shove it
  8. tells tales
  9. tells tales out of school
  10. tells the time
  11. tells the truth

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