- slap one's wrist
- {v. phr.} To receive a light punishment. * /She could have been fired for contradicting the company president in public, but all she got was a slap on the wrist./
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
slap one's wrist
Look at other dictionaries:
slap one's wrist — {v. phr.} To receive a light punishment. * /She could have been fired for contradicting the company president in public, but all she got was a slap on the wrist./ … Dictionary of American idioms
slap\ one's\ wrist — v. phr. To receive a light punishment. She could have been fired for contradicting the company president in public, but all she got was a slap on the wrist … Словарь американских идиом
slap one's wrist — phrasal see slap on the wrist II … Useful english dictionary
slap on the wrist — I. phrasal : a gentle usually ineffectual reprimand punishment will be more than just a slap on the wrist and will discourage recurring violations Arthur Herrick II. phrasal or slap the wrist of or slap one s wrist : to rep … Useful english dictionary
slap — ► VERB (slapped, slapping) 1) hit or strike with the palm of one s hand or a flat object. 2) hit against with a slapping sound. 3) (slap down) informal reprimand forcefully. 4) (slap on) apply quickly, carelessly, or forcefully … English terms dictionary
slap — verb (slaps, slapping, slapped) 1》 hit or strike with the palm of one s hand or a flat object. ↘hit against with the sound of such an action. ↘(slap someone down) informal reprimand someone forcefully. 2》 (slap something on) apply… … English new terms dictionary
One Life to Live minor families — For related performers, see List of One Life to Live characters. Though the American soap opera One Life to Live has focused predominantly on the families of Victoria Lord, Asa Buchanan and Dorian Cramer Lord, many other families have played a… … Wikipedia
Wrist shot — A wrist shot is a type of ice hockey shot that involves using arm muscles (especially those in the wrist and forearm) to propel a puck forward from the open faced, part of the blade of a hockey stick. Generally, when the puck is shot in a similar … Wikipedia
punish — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. discipline, correct, chastise, chasten, castigate, penalize, sentence, train, reprove, scold, lecture, fine, incarcerate, imprison, immure, expel, execute, exile, behead, hang, electrocute, dismiss, disbar, disbench,… … English dictionary for students
ice hockey — a game played on ice between two teams of six skaters each, the object being to score goals by shooting a puck into the opponents cage using a stick with a wooden blade set at an obtuse angle to the shaft. [1880 85] * * * Game played on an ice… … Universalium
