I got a severe telling off for not phoning him.是什么意思？

I got a severe telling off for not phoning him.

我因为没给他打电话，被狠狠训斥了一顿。

got

v. 得到(get的过去式和过去分词)，抓住，说服，受到（惩罚等）；

例句
They said goodbye to him as he got aboard the train at Union Station.
当他在联合火车站登上火车之际，他们向他道别。

severe

adj. 严峻的，严厉的，剧烈的，苛刻的；

例句
He had severe abrasions to his right cheek.
他的右脸颊有严重的擦伤。

telling

adj. 有效的，显著的，生动的，说明问题的；v. 讲述( tell的现在分词)，告诉；

例句
Pete was telling them an anecdote about their mother...
皮特正在给他们讲一件他们母亲的趣闻。

off

prep. 从…落下，离开，从…去掉，下班；adv. 离开，距，离，被取消，下班；adj. 不新鲜的，不能接受，不礼

例句
He eased his foot off the accelerator.
他松开了油门。

for

prep. 为，为了，倾向于，关于，当作；conj. 因为，由于；

例句
I've come looking for a bit of advice.
我特来讨教。

not

adv. 不，[用以表示否定、否认、拒绝、禁止等]不是，几乎不，未必，没有[用于否定后面的词或短语]；

例句
It became very clear that the incident was not just an aberration, it was not just a single incident.
事实已经很清楚，这件事不是偶发的，它并不是一起孤立的事件。

phoning

打电话给；

例句
They kept phoning and writing, badgering me to go back...
他们不停地给我打电话、写信，软磨硬泡要我回去。

him

pron. (he的宾格)他；

例句
They said goodbye to him as he got aboard the train at Union Station.
当他在联合火车站登上火车之际，他们向他道别。