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dressing down

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1. dressing down - Noun

2. dressing down - Verb

Meaning

a severe scolding

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dressing-down

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Apostolos walked away in disgust, sporting a welt on his arm, before the mother of the Greek star, Julia, appeared from the stands to give her son a very public dressing down. Source: Internet

Frank Lampard 'gave Marcos Alonso a furious dressing down in front of a stunned Chelsea squad after the. Source: Internet

Gran appears from a young man’s crashed car to give him the appropriate dressing down following a lucky escape. Source: Internet

A public dressing down on national television would do him no good whatsoever. Source: Internet

Grace has become so powerful that at public meetings addressed by Mugabe, she has summoned erring party and government officials to the podium for a public dressing down. Source: Internet

If even dedicated followers of fashion are dressing down, then surely it must be a thing. Source: Internet

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