单词 | rap sb's knuckles, rap sb on/over the knuckles |
释义 | rap sb's knuckles, rap sb on/over the knuckles phrase See full dictionary entry for rap If someone in authority raps your knuckles or raps you on the knuckles, they criticize you or blame you for doing something they think is wrong. [journalism] We rap the manufacturers on their knuckles if the toy is shoddy. I joined the workers on strike and was rapped over the knuckles. Ms Tyson also had her knuckles rapped for doing this. |
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