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dress down

[dres-doun] / ˈdrɛsˌdaʊn /


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“My late husband worked in fundraising and had learned to look beyond the surface, as many of his former company’s largest donors tended to dress down so as to not attract attention,” she said.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

The wardrobe team cut the dress down to fit the petite actor but had to handcraft multiples for extra shoots because Alaïa made only one.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2023

So can they now dress down a bit?

From BBC • Oct. 4, 2022

“It was a dress down that — I was lost. That’s been my big downfall. I’m a flannel mouth. John Houseman called me a flannel mouth when I was in school.”

From New York Times • Dec. 11, 2021

The Gym teacher, Coach Clapp, found me a uniform but didn’t make me dress down for today’s class.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer




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