dress down

(phrasal verb) to scold or criticize someone strongly

Example Sentences:

The teacher is going to dress down the student, because he is always late.

Anthony’s mother dressed him down because he was rude during Christmas dinner.

William’s girlfriend is dressing him down, as he forgot their anniversary.

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Similar idioms:

1. rake someone over the coals
2. give someone a piece of your mind
3. take a lot of flack
4. take a lot of heat
5. dress up
6. dress to the nines
7. ream out
8. dress to kill
9. not mince words
10. call one’s dogs off