dress down

1. (idiomatic, transitive)To scold.

2. (intransitive)To wear casual or informal clothes.

3. To prepare (caught fish) by gutting them, removing the heads and backbones, etc.

1. Tom got dressed, ran down the stairs, and went outside to see what was going on.

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2. He was dressed down in public.

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3. I was wearing a red dress that went down to my ankles.

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4. She was wearing a red dress that went down to her ankles.

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5. This time he dressed down, having realized that the smart suit would be out of place.

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irregular

• dress upобертатися, прястиTo put on special or fancy clothes.
• dress outодягати, одягатисяTo change one's clothes to prepare for outdoors activities, such as physical education; to be wearing clothes appropriate for such activities.
• dress downдорікати, докорятиTo scold.
• dress offFor an actor to position themselves relative to another person or object in a scene.