tell someone where to get off

verb

To dismiss someone with harsh words.

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Meanings

verbtell 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)

present singular third person tells someone where to get off · participle present telling someone where to get off · participle past told someone where to get off · past told someone where to get off

  1. colloquialTo dismiss someone with harsh words.
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APA

tell someone where to get off. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tell%20someone%20where%20to%20get%20off

MLA

“tell someone where to get off.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tell%20someone%20where%20to%20get%20off. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tell someone where to get off,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tell%20someone%20where%20to%20get%20off.

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