brush down

/brəʃ daʊn/
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Other forms: brushed down; brushing down; brushes down

Definitions of brush down
  1. verb
    reprimand
    synonyms: tell off
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    type of:
    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, scathe, scold, take to task, trounce, vituperate
    censure severely or angrily
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