(GIVE SB / GET) A RAP ON / OVER / ACROSS THE KNUCKLES


Meaning of (GIVE SB / GET) A RAP ON / OVER / ACROSS THE KNUCKLES in English

( informal ) (to give sb / receive) strong criticism for sth :

We got a rap over the knuckles for being late.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.