| 单词 | a tap on the wrist |
| 释义 | > as lemmasa tap on the wrist e. In figurative phrase a tap on the wrist, a mild reprimand. Cf. slap n.1 2a. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > rebuke or reproof > [noun] > mild > instance of a flap with a fox tail1553 rub1642 a slap in (or on) the face, in the eye, on the wrist1914 a tap on the wrist1973 wrist-slap1977 1973 Black Panther 20 Oct. 2/1 Forty pages of charges gathered by the Justice Department, and he gets off with a tap on the wrist for income tax evasion. 1974 Anderson (S. Carolina) Independent 23 Apr. 4 a/1 Disrespect for the law and the courts stems from instances.. in which the accused have been found not guilty or have received a mere tap-on-the-wrist sentence when it was obvious that all evidence pointed to guilt. < as lemmas |
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