box someone's ears

English

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Verb

box someone's ears (third-person singular simple present boxes someone's ears, present participle boxing someone's ears, simple past and past participle boxed someone's ears)

(idiomatic) To slap someone on the side of the head, usually as an informal punishment.

Translations

slap on the side of the head

Chinese:
Mandarin: 打耳光 (zh) (dǎ ěrguāng)

Finnish: vedellä pitkin korvia, antaa korvapuusti
Portuguese: dar um pé de ouvido m

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