Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.
slap on the wrist — If someone gets a slap on the wrist, they get a very minor punishment when they could have been punished more severely … The small dictionary of idiomes
slap someone on the wrist — Go to slap someone’s wrist … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
slap on the wrist — If someone gets a slap on the wrist, they get a very minor punishment when they could have been punished more severely. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If you get a slap on the wrist, you receive mild punishment, or you are reprimanded … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
a slap on the wrist — REPRIMAND, rebuke, reproof, scolding, admonishment; informal telling off, rap over the knuckles, dressing down; Brit. informal ticking off, wigging; Austral./NZ informal serve. → slap * * * a slap on the wrist … Useful english dictionary
(a) slap on the wrist — a gentle warning or light punishment. I got a slap on the wrist for arriving late again. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form slap someone on the wrist: Instead of firing him, she only slapped him on the wrist … New idioms dictionary
slap — slap1 [ slæp ] verb * 1. ) transitive to hit someone or something quickly with the palm of the hand or a flat object, making a loud noise: Then, with a resounding smack, she slapped Claudia s face. a ) intransitive to hit a surface with a sound… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
slap — [[t]slæ̱p[/t]] slaps, slapping, slapped 1) VERB If you slap someone, you hit them with the palm of your hand. [V n] He would push or slap her once in a while... [V n adv/prep] I slapped him hard across the face... [V n adv/prep] He was slapping a … English dictionary
slap — slap1 S2 [slæp] v past tense and past participle slapped present participle slapping 1.) [T] to hit someone with the flat part of your hand →↑punch ▪ Sarah slapped Aaron across the face. 2.) [T always + adverb/preposition] to put something down… … Dictionary of contemporary English
slap — 1 verb slapped, slapping 1 (T) to hit someone quickly with the flat part of your hand: Do you think it s OK to slap children if they re really rude? | slap sb on the back (=hit them on the back in a friendly way) 2 (transitive always + adv/prep)… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
slap — I UK [slæp] / US verb Word forms slap : present tense I/you/we/they slap he/she/it slaps present participle slapping past tense slapped past participle slapped * 1) a) [transitive] to hit someone or something quickly with the palm of the hand or… … English dictionary
