give a dressing down

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• give someone a dressing-down — phrase to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong She was given a dressing down by the coach. Thesaurus: to say something, or to speak to someone in an angry waysynonym Main entry: dressing down …   Useful english dictionary

• dressing-down — n [singular] an occasion when you talk angrily to someone because they have done something wrong give sb/get a dressing down ▪ The tobacco companies got a severe dressing down …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• dressing-down — noun give someone a dressing down to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• dressing-down — noun give sb a dressing down to talk to someone angrily because they have done something wrong: He gave the children a good dressing down …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• give one a dressing down — See: DRESSING DOWN …   Dictionary of American idioms

• give one a dressing down — See: DRESSING DOWN …   Dictionary of American idioms

• give\ one\ a\ dressing\ down — See: dressing down …   Словарь американских идиом

• dressing-down — UK / US noun give someone a dressing down …   English dictionary

• give someone a dressing-down — to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong She was given a dressing down by the coach …   English dictionary

• down the banks — noun /daʊn d̪ə bæŋks/ a severe criticism, scolding, reprimand, or punishment Independent woters aint the chalk and the has done it! Theyve spiled the trade. Sams done it Amerikins has done it! Take em up for interfeerin with other peoples bisness …   Wiktionary

• dress down — Synonyms and related words: call down, come down on, flax, give a dressing down, give it to, hide, jump all over, jump on, larrup, lather, leather, lick, paddle, speak to, talk to, tan, tell off, trim, wallop, welt, whale …   Moby Thesaurus