Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is rap someone on the knuckles and it is a phrase meaning “criticize or reprimand someone; censure, condemn, castigate, chastise, lambast, savage; rebuke, reproach, scold, admonish, pull up”.
Example Sentence: Our ‘naya’ India is one of revenge and hate towards an imagined other… It is one where the leadership of the dominant political party is silent — because this violence solidifies hate and reaps electoral dividends… It is one where the victims of violence are turned into suspects and thrown into jail without bail. It is one where courts often look the other way, or do nothing more than rap governments on the knuckles… This is where we are as we celebrate 75 years as an independent nation.
This phrase is present in The Hindu article The new violent India and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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