Meaning of en knäpp på näsan | Babel Free

Definitioner

1. a short, sharp reprimand, a flick on the nose
   common-gender, figuratively, idiomatic
2. taking someone down a peg or the like
   common-gender, figuratively, idiomatic

Exempel

“ge någon en knäpp på näsan”

give someone a flick on the nose (reprimand someone)

“Med sitt polemiska tal ville han ge snobbarna en knäpp på näsan”

With his polemic speech, he wanted to take the snobs down a peg

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