to be rapped over the knuckles
11knuckle — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bare ▪ bleeding, bloodied, bruised, swollen ▪ white ▪ She clenched the phone till her knuckles were white …
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13rap — rap1 [ræp] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(music)¦ 2¦(knock)¦ 3¦(crime)¦ 4 take the rap (for something) 5 beat the rap 6 a rap on/over the knuckles 7 a bum/bad rap ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1; Date: 1900 2000; Origin: Perhaps from repartee] [Sense: 2 7; …
14rap — I UK [ræp] / US noun Word forms rap : singular rap plural raps 1) [countable] a quick hard hit, or the sound of this There was a rap at the door. 2) a) [uncountable] music a way of talking using rhythm and rhyme, usually over a strong musical… …
15rap — I n. (colloq.) (AE) blame 1) to take the rap for 2) a bad, bum rap (she got a bum rap) ( she was punished for smb. else s misdeeds ) charge 3) to beat the rap 4) on a rap (he was sent to prison on a murder rap) II v. 1) (d; intr.) ( to strike )… …
16rap — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a smart slight blow. 2 a knock, a sharp tapping sound. 3 sl. blame, censure, or punishment. 4 sl. a conversation. 5 a a rhyming monologue recited rhythmically to prerecorded music. b (in full rap music) a style of rock music with… …
17criticize */*/ — UK [ˈkrɪtɪsaɪz] / US [ˈkrɪtɪˌsaɪz] verb Word forms criticize : present tense I/you/we/they criticize he/she/it criticizes present participle criticizing past tense criticized past participle criticized Metaphor: Criticizing someone or speaking in …
18Jon Butcher — Infobox musical artist Name = Jon Butcher Born = 5/5/1955 ??, Alaska Genre = rock, blues Years active = 1970s present URL = Official|http://www.jonbutcher.comJon Butcher is an American rock and blues singer and guitarist and freelance multimedia… …
19Quarashi — Infobox musical artist Name = Quarashi Img capt = Quarashi in 2004 Img size = Background = group or band Origin = Reykjavík, Iceland Instrument = Genre = Hip hop, Alternative rap, Rapcore, Dance, Techno, Pop Years active = 1996–2005 Label = Sony… …
20rap — 1. noun /ræp/ a) A sharp blow with something hard. The teacher gave the wayward pupil a rap across the knuckles with her ruler. b) Blame (for something). He walked softly up the sanded path, tiptoed up the steps and across the piazza, and rapped… …
