- rap over the knuckle
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rap over the knuckle
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rap over the knuckles — ► rap on (or over) the knuckles rebuke or criticize. Main Entry: ↑knuckle … English terms dictionary
rap someone on (or over) the knuckles — rebuke or criticize someone. → knuckle … English new terms dictionary
rap on the knuckles — ► rap on (or over) the knuckles rebuke or criticize. Main Entry: ↑knuckle … English terms dictionary
knuckle — ► NOUN 1) a part of a finger at a joint where the bone is near the surface. 2) a projection of the carpal or tarsal joint of a quadruped. 3) this projection as a joint of meat. ► VERB ▪ rub or press with the knuckles. ● knuckle down Cf. ↑ … English terms dictionary
knuckle — knuck|le1 [ˈnʌkəl] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Middle Low German; Origin: knökel small bone, knuckle ] 1.) your knuckles are the joints in your fingers, including the ones where your fingers join your hands ▪ Her knuckles whitened as she gripped the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
knuckle — n. & v. n. 1 the bone at a finger joint, esp. that adjoining the hand. 2 a a projection of the carpal or tarsal joint of a quadruped. b a joint of meat consisting of this with the adjoining parts, esp. of bacon or pork. v.tr. strike, press, or… … Useful english dictionary
knuckle — 1 noun 1 (C) the joints in your fingers including the ones where your fingers join your hands 2 (C) a piece of meat around the lowest leg joint: a knuckle of pork 3 near the knuckle BrE informal rude, or likely to give offence: Some of his jokes… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
knuckle — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bare ▪ bleeding, bloodied, bruised, swollen ▪ white ▪ She clenched the phone till her knuckles were white … Collocations dictionary
knuckle — n. 1) to rap smb. on, over the knuckles 2) to crack one s knuckles 3) brass knuckles (AE; BE has knuckle duster) * * * [ nʌk(ə)l] over the knuckles to crack one s knuckles to rap smb. on brass knuckles (AE; BE has knuckle duster) … Combinatory dictionary
knuckle — noun 1》 a part of a finger at a joint where the bone is near the surface. 2》 a projection of the carpal or tarsal joint of a quadruped. ↘a joint of meat consisting of such a projection together with the adjoining parts. verb 1》 (knuckle down) … English new terms dictionary
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
