A blow given with something broad and loose (cf. 2). Also figurative. †a flap with a fox tail: figurative ? a contemptuous dismissal; a trivial…
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释义 | the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > rebuke or reproof > [noun] > mild > instance of (5) a flap with a fox tail1553 A blow given with something broad and loose (cf. 2). Also figurative. †a flap with a fox tail: figurative ? a contemptuous dismissal; a trivial… rub1642 An intentional injury inflicted on the feelings of another; esp. (in later use) a minor reproof or dig, a jibe. Now rare (chiefly Scottish and Iri… a slap in (or on) the face, in the eye, on the wrist1914 transferred. A reprimand, reproof; a spoken or written attack or censure; a side-hit. Esp. in phrases a slap in (or †on) the face, in the eye, on the… a tap on the wrist1973 In figurative phrase a tap on the wrist, a mild reprimand. Cf. slap, n.1 2a. wrist-slap1977 a mild rebuke. |
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