دیکشنری آنلاین تحلیلگران ( معنی فارسی slap on the wrist )

slap on the wrist

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English Dictionary

a slap on the wrist
a punishment that you think is not severe enough

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Idioms

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.

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a slap on the wrist
a light punishment for doing something wrong

The young man received a slap on the wrist for his crime.

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