give (someone) a slap on the wrist
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Пример использования идиомы give (someone) a slap on the wrist:
A few high school students were taken to the police station and given a slap on the wrist because they had been playing truant.
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Другие идиомы:
- give oneself away
- give (someone) a big hand
- give (someone) the once-over
- give (someone) a blank check
- give (someone) the creeps
- give out
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- give (someone) a bum steer
- give (someone) an inch and they will take a mile
- give (someone) a hard time
- give (someone) the green light
- give (someone) the third degree
- give (someone) what's coming to him or her
- don't give up the ship
- give or take