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brush down
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | brush down - reprimand; "She told the misbehaving student off"tell offcall on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, bawl out, berate, rebuke, reproof, scold, take to task, call down, lambast, lambaste, lecture, reprimand, remonstrate, trounce, jaw, rag - censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup" |
Translationsbrush down
brush downTo remove something from fabric by brushing. A noun or pronoun can be used between "brush" and "down." I have three dogs, so I always have to brush down my clothes before I leave the house.See also: brush, downbrush something downto clean and groom fur or fabric by brushing. Why don't you brush your coat down? It's very linty. I brushed down my trousers, and they looked much better.See also: brush, downbrush down
Synonyms for brush downverb reprimandSynonymsRelated Words- call on the carpet
- chew out
- chew up
- chide
- dress down
- have words
- bawl out
- berate
- rebuke
- reproof
- scold
- take to task
- call down
- lambast
- lambaste
- lecture
- reprimand
- remonstrate
- trounce
- jaw
- rag
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