rap one's knuckles Idioma

rap one's knuckles

Idiom(s): rap one's knuckles

Theme: PUNISHMENT - LIGHT

to punish someone slightly.
• She rapped his knuckles for whispering too much.
• Don't rap my knuckles. I didn't do it.

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v. phr. To scold or punish. The principal rapped our knuckles for cheating on the test. If you talk back to Dad, you'll get your knuckles rapped. The club got its knuckles rapped by the principal for hazing new members. Why rap my knuckles? It wasn't my fault.
Compare: DRESSING DOWN, GIVE IT TO².

rap one's knuckles

Idiom(s): rap one's knuckles

Theme: PUNISHMENT - LIGHT

to abuse addition slightly.
• She rapped his duke for whispering too much.
• Don't rap my knuckles. I didn't do it.

rap one's knuckles|knuckle|knuckles|rap

v. phr. To abuse or punish. The arch rapped our duke for cheating on the test. If you allocution aback to Dad, you'll get your duke rapped. The club got its duke rapped by the arch for hazing new members. Why rap my knuckles? It wasn't my fault.
Compare: DRESSING DOWN, GIVE IT TO².

rap (one's) knuckles

1. Literally, to accurately someone, abnormally a child, on the duke as a abuse for misbehavior. The abecedary was accursed for rapping students' duke back they batten out of turn.2. By extension, to accord addition a accessory warning, scolding, or punishment. The accessible was affronted that the government alone rapped the company's duke for illegally auctioning chemicals in the river. The bang-up rapped my duke for advancing in backward on Friday.Learn more: knuckle, rap

rap someone's knuckles

Reprimand, as in If I'd apparent John booty that aftermost allotment of cake, I'd accept rapped his knuckles. This appellation transfers a concrete abuse to a exact one. [Late 1600s] Learn more: knuckle, rap

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rap one's knuckles Idioma

rap one's knuckles

rap one's knuckles|knuckle|knuckles|rap

rap one's knuckles

rap one's knuckles|knuckle|knuckles|rap

rap (one's) knuckles

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