dress down English

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What does dress down mean?

dress down

— verb (= underdress) dress informally and casually On Fridays, employees can underdress

— verb (= rag, scold) censure severely or angrily The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car The deputy ragged the Prime Minister The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup

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scold

chide

reprimand

rebuke

lecture

call down

bawl out

underdress

trounce

tell off

talk to

take to task

reproof

remonstrate

rag

lambaste

lambast

jaw

have words

chew up

chew out

call on the carpet

berate

scold severely

reproach

give a talking to