to get a rap on the knuckles
1(give get) a rap on the knuckles — (give sb/get) a rap on/over/across the ˈknuckles idiom (informal) (to give sb/receive) strong criticism for sth • We got a rap over the knuckles for being late. Main entry: ↑rapidiom …
2(give get) a rap over the knuckles — (give sb/get) a rap on/over/across the ˈknuckles idiom (informal) (to give sb/receive) strong criticism for sth • We got a rap over the knuckles for being late. Main entry: ↑rapidiom …
3(give get) a rap across the knuckles — (give sb/get) a rap on/over/across the ˈknuckles idiom (informal) (to give sb/receive) strong criticism for sth • We got a rap over the knuckles for being late. Main entry: ↑rapidiom …
4(give somebody) a rap on the knuckles — (give sb/get) a rap on/over/across the ˈknuckles idiom (informal) (to give sb/receive) strong criticism for sth • We got a rap over the knuckles for being late. Main entry: ↑rapidiom …
5(give somebody) a rap over the knuckles — (give sb/get) a rap on/over/across the ˈknuckles idiom (informal) (to give sb/receive) strong criticism for sth • We got a rap over the knuckles for being late. Main entry: ↑rapidiom …
6(give somebody) a rap across the knuckles — (give sb/get) a rap on/over/across the ˈknuckles idiom (informal) (to give sb/receive) strong criticism for sth • We got a rap over the knuckles for being late. Main entry: ↑rapidiom …
7rap one's knuckles — {v. phr.} To scold or punish. * /The principal rapped our knuckles for cheating on the test./ * /If you talk back to Dad, you ll get your knuckles rapped./ * /The club got its knuckles rapped by the principal for hazing new members./ * /Why rap… …
8rap one's knuckles — {v. phr.} To scold or punish. * /The principal rapped our knuckles for cheating on the test./ * /If you talk back to Dad, you ll get your knuckles rapped./ * /The club got its knuckles rapped by the principal for hazing new members./ * /Why rap… …
9rap\ one's\ knuckles — v. phr. To scold or punish. The principal rapped our knuckles for cheating on the test. If you talk back to Dad, you ll get your knuckles rapped. The club got its knuckles rapped by the principal for hazing new members. Why rap my knuckles? It… …
10rap — 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… …
