Dress Down — synonyms, dress down antonyms, definition

1. dress down (Verb)

bawl out berate call down call on the carpet chew out chew up chide have words jaw lambast lambaste lecture rag ream rebuke remonstrate reprimand reproof scold take to task • • • dress up

dress down (Verb) — Censure severely or angrily. ex. "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"

dress down (Verb) — Dress informally and casually. ex. "On Fridays, employees can dress down"

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