| 单词 | finger-wag |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfinger-wag finger-wag n. an instance of wagging one's finger, typically as a gesture of warning or reprimand; (also figurative) a warning or reprimand.In quot. 1901 apparently: an order. ΚΠ 1901 Harper's Weekly 28 Sept. 990/1 There are yet men who obey the finger-wag of Hector Faa! 1904 Critic (N.Y.) July 86/1 It is a crime..that these absurd sentences should be shrieked..when by the new wordless system the whole interview would be disposed of by five fan-wags on one side and six finger-wags on the other. 1963 H. Williamson Power of Dead xii. 273 ‘If you, my little maid, can't be good’—with a finger wag at Felicity—‘be careful!’ 2002 Financial Times 7 Sept. (FT Weekend section) p. iv One [chapter] on cricket, which ends with a finger-wag to any Indian boy who might find his attention wandering during a cricket match. < as lemmas |
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