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dressing-down
dress·ing-down (drĕs′ĭng-doun′)n. A severe scolding.dressing-down n informal a severe scolding or thrashing dress′ing-down′ n. a severe reprimand; scolding. [1860–65, Amer.] Translationsdressing-down
dressing-downA severe reprimand. The person who messed up this report is definitely going to get a dressing-down. Mom and Dad gave me a dressing-down when I came in after curfew yet again.dressing-downa harsh scolding. The boss gave the entire sales crew a powerful dressing-down for missing their forecast. |