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a knuckle sandwich Informal

Meaning: If you give someone a knuckle sandwich, you punch them.

For example:

  • If you say that again you'll get a knuckle sandwich!

  • Simon said he'd give me a knuckle sandwich if I wasn't careful, so I said "Come on then, let's go outside!"

Note: This is a humorous idiom usually used among friends when they're joking.

Quick Quiz:

Kenny gave me a knuckle sandwich and I said,
  1. "No thanks, I'm not hungry."
  2. "Thanks, I needed that."
  3. "Ouch! That hurt!"

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