- rap someone's knuckles
- rap (someone's) knuckles
a rap across/on/over the knuckles - a punishment which is not very severe but which warns you not to behave that way again.
She rapped my knuckles and sent me on my way.
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rap someone's knuckles
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rap someone's knuckles — To reprimand someone • • • Main Entry: ↑knuckle … Useful english dictionary
rap someone on/over/across the knuckles — rap (someone) on/over/across the knuckles see ↑rap, 2 • • • Main Entry: ↑knuckle rap someone on/over/across the knuckles (or rap someone s knuckles) : to criticize or punish someone in a gentle way for doing something wrong The boss rapped me… … Useful english dictionary
rap on the knuckles — If someone gets a rap on/across the knuckles, they are punished or reprimanded, but not very severely, as a reminder not to do something again. Andy got a rap on the knuckles for coming home late … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
rap someone on the knuckles — rap someone on/over/the knuckles informal phrase to criticize someone, usually in a formal way Thesaurus: to criticize, accuse or blamesynonym words used to describe criticismhyponym … Useful english dictionary
rap someone over the knuckles — rap someone on/over/the knuckles informal phrase to criticize someone, usually in a formal way Thesaurus: to criticize, accuse or blamesynonym words used to describe criticismhyponym … Useful english dictionary
rap someone on (or over) the knuckles — rebuke or criticize someone. → knuckle … English new terms dictionary
rap knuckles — rap (someone s) knuckles a rap across/on/over the knuckles a punishment which is not very severe but which warns you not to behave that way again. She rapped my knuckles and sent me on my way … New idioms dictionary
rap — {{11}}rap (n.) early 14c., a quick, light blow, stroke, also a fart (late 15c.), native or borrowed from a Scandinavian source (Cf. Dan. rap, Swed. rapp light blow ); either way probably of imitative origin (Cf. slap, clap). Slang meaning rebuke … Etymology dictionary
rap on/over/across the knuckles — rap (someone) on/over/across the knuckles see ↑rap, 2 • • • Main Entry: ↑knuckle … Useful english dictionary
rap — [[t]ræ̱p[/t]] raps, rapping, rapped 1) N UNCOUNT: oft N n Rap is a type of music in which the words are not sung but are spoken in a rapid, rhythmic way. For some people, rap the music of the hip hop generation is just so much noise... Her… … English dictionary
