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slap on the wrist
noun as in nominal punishment
Weak match
Example Sentences
Wuterich's military lawyer, Haytham Faraj, a former marine himself, said the punishment was "tantamount to a slap on the wrist… like a speeding ticket".
The judge gave Google a slap on the wrist and said the competitive dynamics of the marketplace were changing already, largely because of AI.
Ms Mitchell described the decision as no more than a "slap on the wrist".
“I can guarantee you if it was anybody else there wouldn’t be this little slap on the wrist. It’s a microcosm of what’s going on in Palestine ... punishments are few and far between,” Ramsey said.
"He admitted to what he'd done, and it was like a slap on the wrist," she said.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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