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dress-down
To dress-down is to scold or criticize someone, or to follow a policy that allows casual attire in a situation that usually requires more formal attire. (verb)
- When you yell at someone in front of all his co-workers for a mistake he made, this is an example of a situation where you dress-down that person.
- An example of dress-down is when you wear jeans to work on Friday.
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