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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a dressing down" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to describe a scolding or reprimand given to someone, often in a formal or serious context.
Example: "After missing the deadline, the manager gave him a dressing down in front of the entire team."
Alternatives: "a reprimand" or "a scolding".
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Afterwards pictures appeared to show Adele giving Brown a dressing down over the graceless snub.
After a dressing down from Brown, Mukarji said two things to me.
They were summoned for a dressing down by then Spurs chairman Irving Scholar.
But far from a dressing down, it gave birth to an idea (much to my relief).
Reese summoned the actors for a dressing down after the performance.
The MP will meet the party's whips next week for a dressing down over his "professionalism".
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I was expecting a dressing-down.
A dressing-down for not marching in formation?
Maybe you got a dressing-down from an angry client.
A handful of big firms that had shown sympathy for Welfare got a dressing-down.
When she told her boss that she was quitting, he gave her a dressing-down.
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