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词汇 a rap across the knuckles
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a rap across the knuckles
a punishment which is not very severe but which warns you not to behave that way again.
The company received a rap over the knuckles from the Food and Drug Administration.Her remarks earned her a sharp rap across the knuckles from the Prime Minister.
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rap across the knuckles

A quick, minor punishment that serves as a warning. The public was outraged that the company only received a rap across the knuckles from the EPA after being caught illegally dumping chemicals in the river.

rap someone across the knuckles

 and rap someone on the knuckles; rap someone's knuckles
to strike someone on the knuckles. As punishment, she rapped him across the knuckles. The teacher rapped the student on the knuckles.
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