dress down
Rebuke with force
Dress down has two distinct meanings.
To dress down is to wear casual clothes, especially in a setting that normally calls for formal attire: Fridays are dress-down days at the office.
To dress someone down is to reprimand them severely: The sergeant dressed down the recruits for their sloppy uniforms.
scold
Rebuke harshly
chastise · criticize · lecture · reproach · censure · upbraid · chide · castigate · lambaste · tell off
jeans
Casual denim trousers
sweatshirt · khakis · chinos · leggings · polo · sandals · flannel · cardigan · denim · shorts
- Casualcasual Friday, casual wear, casual conversation, hangout, get-together
- scoldingscold, scolding, rebuke, berate, reprimand
- dress codesblack tie, white tie, business casual, business formal, smart casual
- judgmentsjudgment call, judge, moral judgment, criticize, value judgment
- casual communicationsmall talk, chit-chat, chitchat, banter, texting
- houndhound, pester, badger, harass, hassle
verbal criticism vs. praise
dress downpraise
Expression of approval
commend · compliment · laud · applaud · congratulate
down, dress, dressing, dressed, dresser, dresses, undressed, dressmaker, undressing