rap over the knuckles

A quick, minor punishment intended to serve as a warning. The public was outraged that the company only received a rap over the knuckles from the regulatory agency after being caught illegally dumping chemicals in the river.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Virgilius	-	Late Roman
Svea	SVE-ah	Swedish
Chauncey	CHAWN-see	English
Bonifaz	BO-nee-fahts	German
Finn	[fin]
Alberto	ahl-BER-to (Italian, Spanish), al-BER-too (Portuguese)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese