a rap on the knuckles

a rap on the knuckles
(a rap on (или over) the knuckles)
выговор, замечание, нагоняй, нахлобучка (обыкн. употр. с гл. to get и to give) [образовано по конверсии от выражения rap smb. over the knuckles; см. rap smb. over the knuckles]

Mr. Carey constantly told his wife that if Josiah Graves did not take care he would give him a good rap over the knuckles one day; but Mrs. Carey advised him to bear with Josiah Graves: he meant well, and it was not his fault if he was not quite a gentleman. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Of Human Bondage’, ch. VI) — Мистер Кэри часто говорил жене, что если мистер Джосайя Грейвс не угомонится, он ему даст по рукам, но миссис Кэри советовала ему не сердиться на Джосайю Грейвса: у него добрые намерения и не его вина, что он дурно воспитан.

To tell you the truth, I've been misbehaving myself, and I expect you would give me a rap over the knuckles if you knew what I'd been doing. (D. du Maurier, ‘My Cousin Rachel’, ch. VI) — По правде говоря, я скверно себя вел, и я думаю, что мне здорово бы влетело, знай вы, чем я занимался.

There was still no excuse for what happened. He had to hand out a stiff rap on the knuckles to those responsible. — Никакого оправдания тому, что произошло, нет. Он наложил на виновных строгие взыскания.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • rap on the knuckles —    If someone gets a rap on/across the knuckles, they are punished or reprimanded, but not very severely, as a reminder not to do something again.     Andy got a rap on the knuckles for coming home late …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • rap on the knuckles — ► rap on (or over) the knuckles rebuke or criticize. Main Entry: ↑knuckle …   English terms dictionary

  • rap over the knuckles — ► rap on (or over) the knuckles rebuke or criticize. Main Entry: ↑knuckle …   English terms dictionary

  • (a) rap on the knuckles — a rap on/over/the knuckles informal phrase criticism for bad behaviour Jo got a rap on the knuckles for not spotting the problem sooner. Thesaurus: criticisms and accusationssynonym …   Useful english dictionary

  • (a) rap over the knuckles — a rap on/over/the knuckles informal phrase criticism for bad behaviour Jo got a rap on the knuckles for not spotting the problem sooner. Thesaurus: criticisms and accusationssynonym …   Useful english dictionary

  • (a) rap across the knuckles — a punishment which is not very severe but which warns you not to behave that way again. The company received a rap over the knuckles from the Food and Drug Administration. Her remarks earned her a sharp rap across the knuckles from the Prime… …   New idioms dictionary

  • (a) rap on the knuckles — a punishment which is not very severe but which warns you not to behave that way again. The company received a rap over the knuckles from the Food and Drug Administration. Her remarks earned her a sharp rap across the knuckles from the Prime… …   New idioms dictionary

  • (a) rap over the knuckles — a punishment which is not very severe but which warns you not to behave that way again. The company received a rap over the knuckles from the Food and Drug Administration. Her remarks earned her a sharp rap across the knuckles from the Prime… …   New idioms dictionary

  • (give somebody) a rap on the knuckles — (give sb/get) a rap on/over/across the ˈknuckles idiom (informal) (to give sb/receive) strong criticism for sth • We got a rap over the knuckles for being late. Main entry: ↑rapidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • (give get) a rap on the knuckles — (give sb/get) a rap on/over/across the ˈknuckles idiom (informal) (to give sb/receive) strong criticism for sth • We got a rap over the knuckles for being late. Main entry: ↑rapidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • (give somebody) a rap over the knuckles — (give sb/get) a rap on/over/across the ˈknuckles idiom (informal) (to give sb/receive) strong criticism for sth • We got a rap over the knuckles for being late. Main entry: ↑rapidiom …   Useful english dictionary


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