slap someone's wrist
slap someone's wrist · slaps someone's wrist · slapped someone's wrist · slapping someone's 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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1 sensesSynonym of wrist-slap.
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
slaps someone's wrist, slapping someone's wrist, slapped someone's wrist, slapped someone's wrist| Base form | slap someone's wrist · to slap someone's wrist |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | slaps someone's wrist |
| Present participle | slapping someone's wrist |
| Past simple | slapped someone's wrist |
| Past participle | slapped someone's wrist |
irregular
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | slap someone's wrist |
| he, she, it | slaps someone's wrist |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | slapped someone's wrist |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have slapped someone's wrist |
| he, she, it | has slapped someone's wrist |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will slap someone's wrist |
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle