Answer: aslap

AnswerCrossword Clue
ASLAP

Get .. on the wrist

ASLAP

Got .. on the wrist

ASLAP

Words before "in the face"

ASLAP
.. on the wrist
ASLAP
"... on the back."
ASLAP... in the face
ASLAP... in the face (sharp rebuke)
ASLAP"It's ... in the face"
ASLAPBe ... in the face
ASLAPLike...in the face
ASLAPGive ... on the wrist
ASLAP"What ... of the face is here!": Thomas Paine, "Common Sense"
ASLAPLike -- in the face
ASLAPGet -- on the wrist
ASLAPLike ... in the face
ASLAPGet ... on the wrist
ASLAPBe ... in the face to (insult)