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a slap on the wrist

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a slap on the wrist
a warning or punishment that is not severe I got a slap on the wrist for arriving late again.
See also: slap, wrist

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.
See also: slap, wrist


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Tom Scorer, Thurso, Caithness CAPTION(S): LUCKY LADY: Baroness Scotland was given a slap on the wrist
She said: "There isn't a punishment that fits the crime - we're kind of giving them a slap on the wrist.
NEWS that a two-year ASBO has been given to a teenager who threw stones at a fire engine led to this response on TS20 "You mean he got a slap on the wrist like the rest of the criminals get.
 
 
 
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