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  • 21slap on the wrist — If someone gets a slap on the wrist, they get a very minor punishment when they could have been punished more severely …

    The small dictionary of idiomes

  • 22slap — slap1 S2 [slæp] v past tense and past participle slapped present participle slapping 1.) [T] to hit someone with the flat part of your hand →↑punch ▪ Sarah slapped Aaron across the face. 2.) [T always + adverb/preposition] to put something down… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 23slap — 1 verb slapped, slapping 1 (T) to hit someone quickly with the flat part of your hand: Do you think it s OK to slap children if they re really rude? | slap sb on the back (=hit them on the back in a friendly way) 2 (transitive always + adv/prep)… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 24slap — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. & n. hit, smack, swat, cuff; insult. See impulse, ridicule, punishment. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. strike, pat, spank; see hit 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) I n. 1. cuff blow, smack, hit, hand… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 25Slap Bet — Infobox Television episode Title = Slap Bet Series = How I Met Your Mother Caption = Robin reveals her secret. Season = 2 Episode = 9 Airdate = November 20, 2006 Production = 2ALH09 Writer = Kourtney Kang Director = Pamela Fryman Guests = Candace …

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  • 26slap — [slæp] verb I 1) [T] to hit someone or something quickly with the palm of the hand 2) [T] to put something down quickly and noisily Annie slapped down her cards.[/ex] 3) [I] to hit a surface with a sound that is like someone slapping something… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 27slap-happy — ADJ GRADED If you describe someone as slap happy, you believe they are irresponsible and careless. ...a slap happy kind of cook. ...a slap happy ignorance of the danger …

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  • 28slap on the wrist —    If someone gets a slap on the wrist, they get a very minor punishment when they could have been punished more severely.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    If you get a slap on the wrist, you receive mild punishment, or you are reprimanded …

    English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • 29slap down — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms slap down : present tense I/you/we/they slap down he/she/it slaps down present participle slapping down past tense slapped down past participle slapped down 1) to criticize or disagree with someone, or to make …

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  • 30slap-nuts — A derogotory term used to insult someone. Listen Up Slap Nuts if you dont shape up I am going to fire you …

    Dictionary of american slang