rap (one) over the knuckles

1. Literally, to smack someone, especially a child, on the knuckles as a punishment for misbehavior. The teacher was fired for rapping students over the knuckles when they spoke out of turn.

2. By extension, to give someone a warning, verbal scolding, or a minor punishment. The public was outraged that the government merely rapped the company over the knuckles for illegally dumping chemicals in the river. The boss rapped my knuckles for coming in late on Friday.

rap over the knuckles

A quick, minor punishment intended to serve as a warning. The public was outraged that the company only received a rap over the knuckles from the regulatory agency after being caught illegally dumping chemicals in the river.

ˌrap somebody over the ˈknuckles

give somebody, get, etc. a ˌrap over the ˈknuckles

(informal) criticize somebody/be criticized for doing something wrong: He got a rap over the knuckles for spending too much money on his business lunches.

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释义	rap (one) over the knuckles rap (one) over the knuckles 1. Literally, to smack someone, especially a child, on the knuckles as a punishment for misbehavior. The teacher was fired for rapping students over the knuckles when they spoke out of turn. 2. By extension, to give someone a warning, verbal scolding, or a minor punishment. The public was outraged that the government merely rapped the company over the knuckles for illegally dumping chemicals in the river. The boss rapped my knuckles for coming in late on Friday. See also: knuckle, over, rap rap over the knuckles A quick, minor punishment intended to serve as a warning. The public was outraged that the company only received a rap over the knuckles from the regulatory agency after being caught illegally dumping chemicals in the river. See also: knuckle, over, rap Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. ˌrap somebody over the ˈknuckles , give somebody, get, etc. a ˌrap over the ˈknuckles (informal) criticize somebody/be criticized for doing something wrong: He got a rap over the knuckles for spending too much money on his business lunches. See also: knuckle, over, rap, somebody Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: rap (one) on the knuckles rap on the knuckles rap over the knuckles rap somebody over the knuckles rap someone on the knuckles rap someone's knuckles rap (one's) knuckles get (one's) knuckles rapped get knuckles rapped knuckle
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