DRESS DOWN

Meaning of DRESS DOWN in English

to wear clothes that are more informal than those you usually wear, for example in an office

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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 — 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 It's a library party, so dress down. Wear something casual.
English Idioms vocab
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

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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