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What is another word for dresses down?

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(idiomatic) To admonish or scold

To dress casually or informally

Verb

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(idiomatic) To admonish or scold

criticises^UK

criticizes^US

gives someone a bollocking

gives someone a caning

calls down

comes down on

gives someone a row

gives someone a wigging

gives someone some stick

reads the riot act

takes to task

gives someone a mouthful

raps over the knuckles

gives a rocket

gives a talking-to

gives someone a dressing-down

gives someone an earful

gives someone a roasting

gives someone a rollicking

gives someone a telling-off

gives someone hell

puts on the mat

tears off a strip

gives someone a rating

gives someone what for

sends someone away with a flea in their ear

pummels^US

gives a piece of one's mind

jumps down one's throat

runs down

slaps someone's wrist

belabors^US

belabours^UK

takes to the woodshed

bites someone's head off

passes strictures upon

ostracizes^US

stigmatises^UK

ostracises^UK

stigmatizes^US

gives someone a bad press

snaps someone's head off

raps someone the knuckles

lays out

has words

severely reprimands

raps across the knuckles

threaps

takes apart

tears to pieces

gives a tongue-lashing

jumps down someone's throat

keeps after

taunts

has someone on the carpet

gives someone a carpeting

sends someone away with a flea in his

lowers the boom

gives the dickens

tears someone a new one

gives someone a telling off

gives someone a dressing down

metes out punishment to

moralises^UK

moralizes^US

expresses disapproval of

dishonors^US

dishonours^UK

comes down on like a ton of bricks

gives something a bad press

penalizes^US

brings into disrepute

vilipends

demonises^UK

conducts a smear campaign against

blackens the reputation of

sullies the reputation of

spreads lies about

speaks ill of

does a hatchet job on

speaks evil of

gives a black eye

drags through the mud

demonizes^US

jinxes

penalises^UK

puts on the carpet

takes disciplinary action against

minimizes^US

minimises^UK

kicks up a stink about

kicks up a fuss about

trash-talks

satirizes^US

satirises^UK

gives something a battering

takes a stand against

raises objections to

kicks against

complains vociferously about

speaks out against

disagrees violently with

makes a stand against

makes a fuss about

takes great exception to

puts up a fight against

makes a protest against

remonstrates about

complains bitterly about

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“Lacalle was waiting for them at Azuqueca, ready to dress them down for being twenty minutes late.”

Verb

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To dress casually or informally

dresses informally

dresses casually

slobs around

“She opted to dress down for the event, wearing skinny black jeans and a knitted top.”

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