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calling down

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by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner, J.E. Gates

[calling down] also [dressing down] {n. phr.}, {informal} A scolding; reprimand.

* /The judge gave the boy a calling down for speeding./

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	call ⁴³ {informal} ¹⁴⁰¹ {n. phr.} ⁵³⁰

Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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