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   dressing-down

   /ˌdrɛsɪŋˈdaʊn/

   noun

   • 1. a severe reprimand: informal "the secretary received a public dressing-down"

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   What does dressing down mean?

   • The few days towards the end of the season at the Old Virgin are a race between the ships at catching and dressing down. Perhaps you gave her such a dressing-down, Billie, that shes turned over a new leaf. Dressing-down definition: a severe reprimand; scolding.. See examples of DRESSING-DOWN used in a sentence.

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   What is dressing-down noun?

   • Definition of dressing-down noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary an occasion when somebody speaks angrily to a person because they have done something wrong The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words. Try it for free as part of the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app

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   What does it mean to dress down a person?

   • v. 1. To scold or reprimand someone: The teacher dressed down the students for arriving to class late. My parents dressed me down for being rude. 2. To wear informal clothes, befitting an occasion or location: I dressed down for the casual party. The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.

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   What is a synonym for dressing down?

   • Synonyms for dressing down. basting, bawling out, berating, calling down, castigating, chastising, chewing out, flaying,

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   to make an item of clothing less formal, or to wear an item of clothing in a way that makes it less formal: An open-neck shirt can dress down a suit. This dress is easy to wear and very feminine. You can dress it down with a cardigan for the day and dress it up with jewellery for the evening.

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   If someone gives you a dressing-down, they speak angrily to you because you have done something bad or foolish.

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   luxuriously fine or large; lavish; splendid. large; powerful; impressive. TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT. Origin of dressing-down. 1860–65, Americanism; noun use (with -ing 1) of verb phrase dress down. Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024. How to use dressing-down in a sentence.