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单词 a tap on the wrist
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a tap on the wrist
e. In figurative phrase a tap on the wrist, a mild reprimand. Cf. slap n.1 2a.
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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > rebuke or reproof > [noun] > mild > instance of
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a slap in (or on) the face, in the eye, on the wrist1914
a tap on the wrist1973
wrist-slap1977
1973 Black Panther 20 Oct. 2/1 Forty pages of charges gathered by the Justice Department, and he gets off with a tap on the wrist for income tax evasion.
1974 Anderson (S. Carolina) Independent 23 Apr. 4 a/1 Disrespect for the law and the courts stems from instances.. in which the accused have been found not guilty or have received a mere tap-on-the-wrist sentence when it was obvious that all evidence pointed to guilt.
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