Slap on the wrist synonyms | phrases

Phrases with similar meaning for Slap on the wrist

• dressing-down

  reprimand, telling-off
• rap over the knuckles

  telling-off
• telling-off

  reprimand
• find fault
• token punishment

  nominal punishment
• talking-to
• tongue-lashing
• call on the carpet
• give a hard time
• take down a peg
• slap on wrist
• slap wrist
• ticking-off

  reprimand
• rap on the knuckles

  reprimand
• nominal punishment
• take somebody to task
• bawling-out
• ticking off
• finger-wagging
• take to task
• tear off a strip
• give a rocket
• read the riot act
• haul over the coals
• give a row
• dress someone down
• criticize severely
• tongue-lash
• chew someone's ass
• speak to someone
• call-down
• telling off
• oral punishment
• bawling out
• going over
• hard time
• what for
• going-over
• put-down
• chewing-out
• kick in the teeth
• slap in the face
• give a talking-to
• give a wigging
• rake over the coals
• flea in one's ear
• blowing-up
• dressing down
• blowing up