slap down
To browbeat or reprimand harshly, usually in front of other peopleTo browbeat or reprimand (someone) harshly, usually in front of other people.
» "What ineffable twaddle!" I cried, slapping the magazine down on the table; "I never read such rubbish in my life."
„Was für ein unsäglich dummes Zeug!“ rief ich aus und knallte die Zeitschrift auf den Tisch. „So einen Quatsch habe ich in meinem ganzen Leben noch nicht gelesen.“
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To browbeat or reprimand (someone) harshly, usually in front of other people.
She slapped down her subordinate at the meeting.
(transitive)To harshly reject (something).
The judge slapped down the department's rule rewrites.
Examples
1 sentences"What ineffable twaddle!" I cried, slapping the magazine down on the table; "I never read such rubbish in my life."
de„Was für ein unsäglich dummes Zeug!“ rief ich aus und knallte die Zeitschrift auf den Tisch. „So einen Quatsch habe ich in meinem ganzen Leben noch nicht gelesen.“
Origin
Metaphorical use of a literal phrase (slap + down).Metaphorical use of a literal phrase (slap + down).
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Forms
slaps down, slapping down, slapped down, slapped down| Base form | slap down · to slap down |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | slaps down |
| Present participle | slapping down |
| Past simple | slapped down |
| Past participle | slapped down |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb