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get a slap on the wrist What does get a slap on the wrist mean?	to receive a light punishment for doing something wrong	The judge gave the boy a slap on the wrist and decided not to punish him severely for his crime.
get a slap on the wrist What does get a slap on the wrist mean?	get light punishment for a crime or wrongdoing	The boy got a slap on the wrist for causing the damage to the public washroom.
get a slap on the wrist What does get a slap on the wrist mean?	to get light punishment for a crime or wrongdoing	The boy got a slap on the wrist for causing the damage to the public washroom.
get a slap on the wrist What does get a slap on the wrist mean?	to receive light punishment for doing something wrong	The judge gave the boy a slap on the wrist and did not punish him severely for his crime.
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a bad workman blames his tools What does "a bad workman blames his tools" mean?	someone blames his tools or the material that he is working with for his own bad work	The carpenter was angry that his saw did not cut well. As often happens, a bad workman blames his tools.
burst at the seams What does "burst at the seams" mean?	to be too full or too crowded	The train station was bursting at the seams as everyone waited to go on their holidays.
foul one's own nest What does "foul one's own nest" mean?	to harm one's own interests, to bring discredit to one's family	I do not want to foul my own nest so I try to be very honest in all of my dealings with others.
ice What does "ice" mean?	methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA
Go round in circles What does "Go round in circles" mean?	If people are going round in circles, they keep discussing the same thing without reaching any agreement or coming to a conclusion.

look like the cat that swallowed/ate the canary What does "look like the cat that swallowed/ate the canary" mean?	to look smug and self-satisfied, to look as if you have just had a great success	"You look like the cat that swallowed the canary. What happened?"
bite off more than one can chew What does "bite off more than one can chew" mean?	to try to do more than one is able to do	I bit off more than I can chew by agreeing to do another assignment.
by the year What does "by the year" mean?	one year at a time	The contract for the garbage pickup is renewed by the year.
or else What does "or else" mean?	or suffer the consequences	The teacher told the students to be quiet or else.

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Get A Slap On The Wrist Idiom