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a slap on the wrist

a slap on the wrist
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ey slap on, awn stressed th ee rist]
    • /eɪ slæp ɒn, ɔn stressed ði rɪst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ey slap on, awn stressed th ee rist]
    • /eɪ slæp ɒn, ɔn stressed ði rɪst/

Definitions of a slap on the wrist words

  • phrase a slap on the wrist A slap on the wrist is a warning or a punishment that is not very severe. 3
  • noun a slap on the wrist a light punishment or reprimand 3
  • noun a slap on the wrist a token punishment that is much less severe than seems called for 3
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Parts of speech for A slap on the wrist

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of A slap on the wrist

a slap on the wrist popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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