dressing-down

“He says, ‘You’re not welcome here,’” Ms. Pollini said, crying as she recalled the intensity of his dressing-down.

The chairman had to talk them down as the pair continued to bicker, during a dressing-down by Mr. Sanders.

The chairman had to talk them down as the pair continued to bicker, during a dressing-down by Mr. Sanders.

"Her very visible irritation and dressing-down of the Special Counsel’s team last week was remarkable, to say the least."

When he criticized NBA teams last month for calling themselves “world champions” when they don’t play teams from outside North America, it drew a pointed reaction from NBA stars, Drake and a verbal dressing-down from ESPN’s most visible commentator, Stephen A. Smith.