Dress down and Rag

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Dress down

Dress down verb - To criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings.
Usage example: dressed down for boorish behavior at the dance
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Rag is a synonym for dress down. In some cases you can use "Rag" instead a verb "Dress down".

Rag

Rag verb - To criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings.
Usage example: several readers called in to rag the editor for his paper's repeated grammatical lapses
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Dress down is a synonym for rag. You can use "Dress down" instead a verb "Rag".
Nearby Word: ragtime

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