Name: English Tutor Nick P Noun Phrase (36) Knuckle Sandwich
Uploaded: 2019-10-07T04:20:46.000Z
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Hi this is Tutor Nick P and this is Noun Phrase 36.  The noun phrase today is

knuckle sandwich.  Okay. This noun phrase means a punch in

the mouth. Yeah. So you you can imagine of course you know these are your knuckles

and you give somebody a knuckle sandwich, it means you,  you hit them right in the

mouth with your knuckles. Of course that would be a punch. So it's usually meant

as a joke. It's meant in a humorous way.  We say to give somebody a knuckle

sandwich. All right. Let's continue with the note. It is often used in humor as a

joke. Right. The phrase was originally used in connection with tough street

gangs a long,  long time ago. It was commonly used in films such as the

Bowery Boys and The Dead End.  Yeah. The Bowery Boys was already very

very old even when I was a kid. It was repeats on TV in black and white and it

was already very,  very old at that time.  So you're really going pretty far back.

All right. Let's look at a couple of examples here. Example number one. If you

don't stop teasing me,  I'm going to give you a knuckle sandwich. A lot of times people

will actually make a fist like that too when they say it. And number two. How dare

you say that. Are you asking for a knuckle sandwich ? Okay. Anyway,  I hope you

got it.  I hope you enjoyed it. Thank you for your time. Bye-bye.