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slap on the wrist

  1. A mild reproof, as in We were fined heavily, and all she got from the judge was a slap on the wrist. [Early 1900s]



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“In the end, these criminals are getting a few years of prison time for ruining the lives of so many people and forever damaging so many people. It’s a slap on the wrist.”

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It was a completely different time to be a reality TV star, one where a Real Housewife’s bad behavior would earn a slap on the wrist from Bravo producers, and not persistent death threats.

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"Just, like how has this justice system let us down so badly? How has this kind of thing essentially been allowed to happen and there's just been a slap on the wrist?"

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"In two years, Sinner would simply have had a slap on the wrist," one source from an anti-doping organisation told BBC Sport.

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"You can kill a man... and you can walk free. Not even a single night in prison. Just a slap on the wrist and a ticket to carry on your life, like nothing ever happened," Keating posted on Instagram.

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