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- noun   Plural form of 
telling-off . 
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It was also in 1995 that Steinbrenner was on the receiving end of among the most famous telling-offs in TV history.
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It was also in 1995 that Steinbrenner was on the receiving end of among the most famous telling-offs in TV history.
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The two Mails 'coverage of the McIntyre affair – not that there's any suggestion of such a thing, you understand – combined prurience and disapproval in its usual winning style, but the telling-offs were pretty pointed.
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It was also in 1995 that Steinbrenner was on the receiving end of among the most famous telling-offs in TV history.
 
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