Idioms

a knuckle sandwich

This page is about the idiom 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,

a. "No thanks, I'm not hungry."

b. "Thanks, I needed that."

c. "Ouch! That hurt!"
a) "No thanks, I'm not hungry." b) "Thanks, I needed that." c) "Ouch! That hurt!"
a knuckle sandwich

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