He received a furious dressing-down from his boss in front of his colleagues.他在同事面前被老板痛骂一顿。His boss gave him a dressing-down for being late so often.老板因他经常迟到而狠狠训了他一顿。The tobacco companies got a severe dressing-down.各烟草公司受到了严厉的责骂。I gave him a good dressing-down.我把他好好教训了一顿。