1 The tobacco companies got a severe dressing-down.

2 She gave me a dressing-down for getting there late.

3 The dressing-down comes as a 60 percent rise in complaints against banks was revealed yesterday.

4 Pippin was given a public dressing-down,[] and ordered to precede his father to Francia.

5 I gave him a good dressing-down for it.

6 I got a dressing-down from the boss.

7 The naughty child got a good dressing-down.

8 I gave him a good dressing-down.

9 He failed his maths examination and got a dressing-down from his father.

10 When he falls in my way, I'll give him a severe dressing-down.