X rapped Y on the knuckles

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• rap someone on/over/across the knuckles — rap (someone) on/over/across the knuckles see ↑rap, 2 • • • Main Entry: ↑knuckle rap someone on/over/across the knuckles (or rap someone s knuckles) : to criticize or punish someone in a gentle way for doing something wrong The boss rapped me… …   Useful english dictionary

• rap somebody on the knuckles — ˌrap sb on/over the ˈknuckles | rap sb s ˈknuckles idiom to criticize sb for sth • The company was rapped over the knuckles for broadcasting the interview. Main entry: ↑rapidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• rap somebody over the knuckles — ˌrap sb on/over the ˈknuckles | rap sb s ˈknuckles idiom to criticize sb for sth • The company was rapped over the knuckles for broadcasting the interview. Main entry: ↑rapidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• rapped, rapping — verb 1 HIT (I, T) to hit or knock something quickly and lightly: She rapped the table with her pen and called for silence. (+ at/on): rapping loudly on the door 2 SAY also rap out (T) to say something loudly, suddenly, and in a way that sounds… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• rap somebody's knuckles — ˌrap sb on/over the ˈknuckles | rap sb s ˈknuckles idiom to criticize sb for sth • The company was rapped over the knuckles for broadcasting the interview. Main entry: ↑rapidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• rap someone's knuckles — rap (someone s) knuckles a rap across/on/over the knuckles a punishment which is not very severe but which warns you not to behave that way again. She rapped my knuckles and sent me on my way …   New idioms dictionary

• rap knuckles — rap (someone s) knuckles a rap across/on/over the knuckles a punishment which is not very severe but which warns you not to behave that way again. She rapped my knuckles and sent me on my way …   New idioms dictionary

• Estimate of the Situation — The Estimate of the Situation [The term estimate of the situation is generic, often used in military intelligence to describe a type of early report on an important subject.] was a document supposedly written in 1948 by the personnel of United… …   Wikipedia

• rap 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… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• rap 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… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• rap\ 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… …   Словарь американских идиом