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English verb: brush down | |||
| 1. | brush down (communication) reprimand | ||
| Samples | She told the misbehaving student off. | ||
| Synonyms | tell off | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bawl out, berate, call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, reproof, scold, take to task, trounce | ||
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