英语词汇“a slap on the wrist”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

a slap on the wrist

A mild reprimand or punishment: the few perpetrators prosecuted only got a slap on the wrist...

Why do students think they can always break the law and be let off with just a reprimand or a slap on the wrist?
The reprimand is a slap on the wrist; nothing, no pain, nothing.
Hacking into computer networks was long seen as little more than a prank, and punishment was typically a slap on the wrist.

Synonyms

reprimand, rebuke, reproof, scolding, admonition, admonishment, reproval

informal telling-off, rap over the knuckles, dressing-down

British informal ticking off, wigging

Australian/New Zealand informal serve

British vulgar slang bollocking

See parent entry: slap

单词	a slap on the wrist
释义	a slap on the wrist A mild reprimand or punishment: the few perpetrators prosecuted only got a slap on the wrist... Why do students think they can always break the law and be let off with just a reprimand or a slap on the wrist? The reprimand is a slap on the wrist; nothing, no pain, nothing. Hacking into computer networks was long seen as little more than a prank, and punishment was typically a slap on the wrist. Synonyms reprimand, rebuke, reproof, scolding, admonition, admonishment, reproval informal telling-off, rap over the knuckles, dressing-down British informal ticking off, wigging Australian/New Zealand informal serve British vulgar slang bollocking See parent entry: slap
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