slap on the wrist
Synonym of wrist-slapSynonym of wrist-slap.
» She got off with a slap on the wrist.
Sie kam mit einem Schlag aufs Handgelenk davon. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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2 sensesSynonym of wrist-slap.
He got a slap on the wrist, but I don't think he'll reform.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see slap, wrist.
Examples
11 sentencesShe got off with a slap on the wrist.
deSie kam mit einem Schlag aufs Handgelenk davon. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
All she received was a slap on the wrist.
She got away with a slap on the wrist.
ruОна отделалась лёгким наказанием. — Karok
deSie kam mit einem blauen Auge davon. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom got off with a slap on the wrist.
I got off with a slap on the wrist.
Forms
plural: slaps on the wrist / slaps on wrists| Singular | slap on the wrist |
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irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.