dress down

verb dress down

• bawl out — If someone bawls you out, they shout at you angrily because you have done something wrong.
• berate — If you berate someone, you speak to them angrily about something they have done wrong.
• carpet — A carpet is a thick covering of soft material which is laid over a floor or a staircase.
• castigate — If you castigate someone or something, you speak to them angrily or criticize them severely.
• censure — If you censure someone for something that they have done, you tell them that you strongly disapprove of it.