dressing+down
21dressing-down — noun Date: 1876 a severe reprimand …
22dressing-down — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. scolding, reprimand, upbraiding, *tongue lashing, castigation, censure, *bawling out, reproach, talking to …
23dressing down — reprimand, rebuke …
24dressing-down — noun informal a severe reprimand …
25dressing-down — Reprimand …
26give 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 …
27give one a dressing down — See: DRESSING DOWN …
28give one a dressing down — See: DRESSING DOWN …
29give\ one\ a\ dressing\ down — See: dressing down …
30a dressing down — a scolding, a lecture, a piece of my mind Mother gave me a dressing down when I said bad words …