DRESS DOWN

Meaning of DRESS DOWN in English

dress in casual clothes, dress informally It's a library party, so dress down. Wear something casual.

English idioms vocab. Словарь английских идиом и выражений. 2012

DRESS DOWN — verb Date: 1852 transitive verb to reprove severely, intransitive verb to dress casually especially for reasons of fashion
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DRESS DOWN — I. transitive verb : to reprove severely : rebuke , reprimand he is dressed down for violating the code of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DRESS DOWN — v. underdress; dress in a way that is not formal enough for the circumstances; scold; criticize severely
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DRESS DOWN — Date: 1852 transitive verb : to reprove severely intransitive verb : to dress casually especially for reasons of fashion
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DRESS DOWN — Function: transitive verb Date: 1852 : to reprove severely intransitive verb : to dress casually especially for reasons of fashion
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DRESS DOWN — dress informally. → dress
Concise Oxford English vocab
DRESS DOWN — [dress down] vt (ca. 1897): to reprove severely ~ vi: to dress casually esp. for reasons of fashion
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DRESS DOWN — to wear clothes that are more informal than those you usually wear, for example in an office
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DRESS DOWN — dress down phrasal verb ( see also ↑ dress ) 1 . to wear clothes that are more informal than …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DRESS DOWN — If you dress down , you wear clothes that are less smart than usual. She dresses down in baggy clothes …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DRESS DOWN — If you ~, you wear clothes that are less smart than usual. She dresses down in baggy clothes to avoid …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
DRESS DOWN — Synonyms and related words : call down, come down on, flax, give a dressing-down, give it to, hide, jump all …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DRESS DOWN — {v.}, {informal} To scold. * /Jim was called down by his teacher for being late to class./ * /Mother called …
Slang English vocab
DRESS DOWN — Function: verb Synonyms: SCOLD 1, bawl out, berate, ||bless out, ||chew out, lash, rail, ||ream out, tell off, tongue-lash
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
DRESS DOWN — verb Synonyms: scold 1, bawl out, berate, ||bless out, ||chew out, lash, rail, ||ream out, tell off, tongue-lash
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
DRESS DOWN — See ↑ CLOTHES 6
Longman Activator English vocab
DRESS DOWN — DRESS INFORMALLY, dress casually; informal slob around. 2192; headword
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DRESS DOWN — {v.}, {informal} To scold. * /Jim was called down by his teacher for being late to class./ * /Mother called …
Словарь английских идиом
DRESS DOWN — dress in casual clothes, dress informally (See also a dressing down ) It's a library party, so dress down. Wear …
English Idioms vocabulary
DRESS DOWN — 1) разг. задать головомойку, отругать The director dressed Jim down for being late again. ≈ Директор опять отчитал Джима за …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DRESS DOWN — Жучить
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
DRESS DOWN — phr v 1. разг. задать головомойку, отругать; задать трёпку 2. чистить ( лошадь ) 3. спец. шлифовать, обтёсывать 4. разг. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DRESS DOWN — 1) разг. ругать, бранить, отчитывать The director dressed Jim down for being late again. — Директор отчитал Джима за очередное …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
DRESS DOWN — phr v 1. разг. задать головомойку, отругать; задать трёпку 2. чистить ( лошадь ) 3. спец. шлифовать, обтёсывать 4. разг. …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
DRESS DOWN — phr v 1. разг. задать головомойку, отругать; задать трёпку 2. чистить ( лошадь ) 3. спец. шлифовать, обтёсывать 4. разг. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DRESS DOWN — v. задать головомойку, задать трепку, отругать
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
DRESS DOWN — v. задать головомойку, задать трепку, отругать
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
DRESS DOWN — фраз. гл. 1) разг. ругать, бранить, отчитывать The director dressed Jim down for being late again. — Директор отчитал Джима …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DRESS DOWN — фраз. гл. 1) разг. ругать, бранить, отчитывать The director dressed Jim down for being late again. — Директор отчитал Джима за очередное …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
DRESS DOWN — а> _собир. задать головомойку, отругать The director dressed Jim down for being late again. б> плохо одеться She dressed down …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
DRESS DOWN — а. собир. задать головомойку, отругать The director dressed Jim down for being late again. б. плохо одеться She dressed down …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
DRESS DOWN — coll. задать головомойку, отругать
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
DRESS DOWN — Жучить
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
DRESS DOWN — бранить; "вставлять"; "всыпать"; порицать, делать выговор
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
DRESS DOWN — бранить; “вставлять”; “всыпать”; порицать, делать выговор
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
DRESS DOWN — 1) разг. задать головомойку, отругать The director dressed Jim down for being late again. ≈ Директор опять отчитал Джима за …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DRESS — I. ˈdres verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: Middle English dressen, from Middle French dresser, from Old French drecier, from (assumed) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOWN — I. ˈdau̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English doun hill, from Old English dūn; akin to Middle Dutch dūne …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DRESS — (v. t.) To adjust; to put in good order; to arrange; specifically: (a) To prepare for use; to fit for …
Английский словарь Webster
DRESS — ( v. t. ) To adjust; to put in good order; to arrange; specifically: (a) To prepare for use; to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DRESS — /dres/ , n., adj., v., dressed or drest, dressing . n. 1. an outer garment for women and girls, consisting …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DOWN — down 1 /down/ , adv. 1. from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DRESS — I. ˈdres verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French drescer, dresser to direct, put right, Vulgar Latin * directiare, from Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DOWN — I. ˈdau̇n adverb Etymology: Middle English doun, from Old English dūne, short for adūne, of dūne, from a- (from of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DRESS — noun a lady's gown; as, silk or a velvet dress. 2. dress ·noun attention to apparel, or skill in adjusting …
Webster English vocab
DOWN — adj downcast; as, a down look. 2. down ·adv from a remoter or higher antiquity. 3. down ·vt to cover, …
Webster English vocab
DRESS — [dress] vb [ME, fr. MF dresser, fr. OF drecier, fr. (assumed) VL directiare, fr. L directus direct, pp. of dirigere …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DRESS
Britannica English vocabulary
DRESS — / dres; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun CLOTHES 1. [ C ] a piece of women's clothing that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOWN — / daʊn; NAmE / adverb , preposition , verb , adjective , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DRESS — I. dress 1 S2 W2 /dres/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ dress , ↑ dresser , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DOWN — I. down 1 S1 W1 /daʊn/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . TO A LOWER POSITION to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DRESS — v. & n. --v. 1 a tr. clothe; array (dressed in rags; dressed her quickly). b intr. wear clothes of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DOWN — adv., prep., adj., v., & n. --adv. (superl. downmost) 1 into or towards a lower place, esp. to the ground …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DRESS — v. & n. v. 1 a tr. clothe; array (dressed in rags; dressed her quickly). b intr. wear clothes of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DOWN — adv., prep., adj., v., & n. adv. (superl. downmost) 1 into or towards a lower place, esp. to the ground …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DRESS — v. & n. --v. 1. a tr. clothe; array (dressed in rags; dressed her quickly). b intr. wear clothes of …
Oxford English vocab
DOWN — 1. adv., prep., adj., v., & n. --adv. (superl. downmost) 1. into or towards a lower place, esp. to the …
Oxford English vocab
DOWN — I. PREPOSITION AND ADVERB USES /daʊn/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DRESS — ( dresses, dressing, dressed) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A dress …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DRESS
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DOWN — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird swoops down (= it suddenly flies down ) ▪ The bird swoops …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DOWN
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DOWN — n. back down bear down beat down bog down boil down bowl down break down bring down broken down buckle …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab

English Idioms vocab

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