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词汇 be given a rap on/over/across the knuckles
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idiombe given a rap on/over/across the knuckles(also have/get your knuckles rapped)to be criticized for something that you have done wrongoften used in newspapers, on television news etc:At the party conference the Government was given a rap on the knuckles for its failure to carry out the promised reforms.I had my knuckles rapped by the left-wing press for ignoring workers' rights.Irvine believes the fines that the newspaper will have to pay are too high: "They need a rap across the knuckles, but whipping them is not necessary."
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