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Phrase(s): slap something on
1. Inf. to dress in something hastily. • Henry slapped a shirt on and went out to say something to the garbage hauler. • He slapped on a shirt and ran to the bus stop. 2. Go to slap something onto someone or something., Phrase(s): slap someone on something
to slap a particular part of someone. • Gerald was always slapping his friends on the back. • He slapped himself on the knee and laughed very loudly., Phrase(s): slap something on someone
Inf. to serve someone with a legal paper or citation. • The strange man came into the office and slapped a subpoena on Mary. • I will slap a citation on you for speeding if you don’t stop arguing.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs