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Phrase(s): smack something down (on(to) something)
to slap something down onto something. • He smacked his bet down onto the table, angry with his mounting losses. • Todd smacked down his hand on the table. • She smacked her dollar down and grabbed up the newspaper., Phrase(s): smack someone down
1. Lit. to knock a person down or cause a person to retreat with a slap or a blow. • He tried to touch her again and she smacked him down. • She smacked down the rude fellow. 2. Fig. to rebuke someone. • She smacked him down by telling him that he didn’t fit in there anymore. • He has a way of smacking down people who ask stupid questions.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs