brush down

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brush down > verb, communication
Meaning	Reprimand.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Synonyms	tell off
Broader	call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast