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Definition of dressing-down in English: dressing-downnoun informal A severe reprimand. 〈非正式〉痛斥，训斥 the secretary received a public dressing-down 那个秘书被当众狠狠训斥了一番。 Example sentencesExamples - Did I deserve this dressing-down, or is someone indulging in an egotistical rant?
- He was right to give him a dressing-down.
- Once they'd been on the wrong end of a dressing-down in front of the other players they didn't ever want it to happen again.
- But a dressing-down from him was something that would be etched in anyone's memory, still fresh after 40 years.
- He is the minister who was subjected to a public dressing-down not long ago regarding the conduct of economic policy.
- Reports suggest he has had occasion to shed the gentlemanly demeanour and give miscreants a good dressing-down.
- Already, however, she is conspicuous enough for a good old-fashioned British dressing-down.
- I was forced to endure this schoolmaster's dressing-down despite being innocent of any of the alleged conduct.
- He then gave his teammate a severe dressing-down.
- Young medical staff who bare their midriffs got a dressing-down yesterday.
- He endured regular dressing-downs in front of embarrassed team-mates.
- However, Landry was laid-back about the public dressing-down.
- Angela delivers a dressing-down that is fierce but remarkably subtle.
- But it didn't matter, he was still rude, and still going to get a dressing-down.
- Lining up for his annual dressing-down at the hands of disgruntled shareholders, he assured the faithful last week that ‘several investment possibilities’ had been investigated, but none had been deemed appropriate.
- Yesterday, I asked my man-servant to bring forth the telephone-device, so that I could give my idiot spendthrift son a stern dressing-down.
- Had it been reversed, I would have been dragged into his office and given a dressing-down; I cannot do that.
- He got us together at the hotel and gave us a right dressing-down.
- While one player may be invigorated by a brisk dressing-down, another may be demoralised and unwilling to give his best for a boss who doesn't seem to appreciate his talents.
- I fully understand that most of you read this from work, and that an extra five minutes of reading time may make the difference between continued employment and a stern dressing-down from the chief.
Synonyms reprimand, rebuke, reproof, remonstrance, reproach, admonishment, stricture, lecture, criticism, recrimination, tirade, diatribe, philippic, harangue, attack
Definition of dressing-down in US English: dressing-downnounˈˌdresiNG ˈdounˈˌdrɛsɪŋ ˈdaʊn informal A severe reprimand. 〈非正式〉痛斥，训斥 the secretary received a public dressing-down 那个秘书被当众狠狠训斥了一番。 Example sentencesExamples - Lining up for his annual dressing-down at the hands of disgruntled shareholders, he assured the faithful last week that ‘several investment possibilities’ had been investigated, but none had been deemed appropriate.
- I fully understand that most of you read this from work, and that an extra five minutes of reading time may make the difference between continued employment and a stern dressing-down from the chief.
- He endured regular dressing-downs in front of embarrassed team-mates.
- However, Landry was laid-back about the public dressing-down.
- Reports suggest he has had occasion to shed the gentlemanly demeanour and give miscreants a good dressing-down.
- He got us together at the hotel and gave us a right dressing-down.
- While one player may be invigorated by a brisk dressing-down, another may be demoralised and unwilling to give his best for a boss who doesn't seem to appreciate his talents.
- He is the minister who was subjected to a public dressing-down not long ago regarding the conduct of economic policy.
- He then gave his teammate a severe dressing-down.
- Had it been reversed, I would have been dragged into his office and given a dressing-down; I cannot do that.
- But it didn't matter, he was still rude, and still going to get a dressing-down.
- Young medical staff who bare their midriffs got a dressing-down yesterday.
- He was right to give him a dressing-down.
- Yesterday, I asked my man-servant to bring forth the telephone-device, so that I could give my idiot spendthrift son a stern dressing-down.
- But a dressing-down from him was something that would be etched in anyone's memory, still fresh after 40 years.
- Did I deserve this dressing-down, or is someone indulging in an egotistical rant?
- Already, however, she is conspicuous enough for a good old-fashioned British dressing-down.
- Angela delivers a dressing-down that is fierce but remarkably subtle.
- I was forced to endure this schoolmaster's dressing-down despite being innocent of any of the alleged conduct.
- Once they'd been on the wrong end of a dressing-down in front of the other players they didn't ever want it to happen again.
Synonyms reprimand, rebuke, reproof, remonstrance, reproach, admonishment, stricture, lecture, criticism, recrimination, tirade, diatribe, philippic, harangue, attack
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