brush down

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Verb1.brush down - reprimand; "She told the misbehaving student off"
tell off
call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, bawl out, berate, rebuke, reproof, scold, take to task, call down, lambast, lambaste, lecture, reprimand, remonstrate, trounce, jaw, rag - censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"
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Translations
spazzare

w>brush down

vt sep → abbürsten; horse → striegeln
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"Use mild soap and water, making sure to always point the brush down so water can't enter the handle, then shape the brush back in its original form before hanging to dry so the bristles don't become flat on one side.
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The makeup is applied symmetrically, moving the brush down the face - from the forehead, to the corner of each eye, to the cheek, and so on - in outward strokes.
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Every day, when we thought we might've finally extended the fence to their entrances, we would hear rustling in the brush down below in the live oaks and Russian olive and realize they had found another way in again.
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I ran the barrel brush down the Old Army barrel and whatever was in the barrel disappeared revealing a pristine barrel.
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Clip the bristles of the brush down to whisker length.
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Using a round brush, take the hair from the root and run the brush down each strand, moving the blow-dryer over the brush as you go.
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When it starts to boil, brush down the inside of the pan with cold water.
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