كيف تنطق "slap on the wrist"

expression

SLAP-on-thuh-RIST

sl-AP-on-thuh-RIST

التعريف

A mild or minor punishment for doing something wrong, often seen as not strict enough to correct the behavior.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

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

الإنجليزية البريطانية

slˈæp/ /ˈɒn/ /ðə, ði/ /ɹˈɪst

أمريكي

SLAP-on-thuh-RIST

بريطاني

sl-AP-on-thuh-RIST

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

The company got a slap on the wrist for breaking the law.

He got a slap on the wrist instead of going to jail.

Many people thought the penalty was just a slap on the wrist.