dressing down

Thân thiện

The manager gave the employee a stern dressing down in the office.

Definition

Noun: A severe scolding or reprimand; a harsh verbal criticism or telling-off.

Usage

This noun is used to describe the act of being scolded or reprimanded very strongly, often by someone in authority. It implies a formal or serious rebuke.

Examples

• The employee received a severe dressing down from the manager for missing the deadline.
• After the team lost the game, the coach gave them a real dressing down in the locker room.
• She got a dressing down from her parents for coming home so late.

Advanced Usage

• To give someone a dressing down: This is the most common construction, describing the action of administering the scolding.
  • The sergeant gave the new recruits a dressing down for their sloppy uniforms.
• To get/receive a dressing down: This describes the experience of being on the receiving end of the scolding.
  • He got quite a dressing down from the principal.

Variants and Related Words

• Dress down (verb): To scold or reprimand someone severely.
  • The boss dressed him down in front of the whole office.

Synonyms

• Reprimand
• Rebuke
• Scolding
• Telling-off
• Lecture
• Tongue-lashing

Idioms and Phrases

• A tongue-lashing: A very similar idiom meaning a severe scolding.
  • The critic's review was a real tongue-lashing for the director.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a severe scolding

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