كيف تنطق "a slap on the wrist"

expression

uh SLAP on thuh RIST

التعريف

A punishment or warning that is very mild and not serious, especially compared to the offense committed.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈsɫæp/ /ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈɹɪst

الإنجليزية البريطانية

æɪ/ /slˈæp/ /ˈɒn/ /ðə, ði/ /ɹˈɪst

أمريكي

uh SLAP on thuh RIST

بريطاني

uh SLAP on thuh RIST

The student got a slap on the wrist for cheating on the test.

He broke the rules but only got a slap on the wrist.

The company received a slap on the wrist for polluting the river.

After stealing, he basically got a slap on the wrist—just a warning and nothing more.