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(someone) rap (someone) over (the) knuckles

Translations

отчитывать (кого-то); делать выговор (кому-то)

The manager rapped her over the knuckles for missing the meeting.

Менеджер отчитала её за пропуск собрания.

Definitions

To criticize or reprimand someone mildly for a mistake or wrongdoing, often as a warning rather than a severe punishment.