Dressing-down

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A reprimand or rarely, a thrashing. idiomatic

    ""I'll give him a dressing down, see if I don't." Mrs. Mudge's eyes snapped viciously, and she clutched the relics of the broom with a degree of energy which rendered it uncertain what sort of a dressing down she intended for her husband."

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"Once again, his manager gave him a dressing-down in front of the whole team."

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