slap down

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Englisch - Englisch
To browbeat or reprimand someone harshly, usually in front of other people

She slapped down her subordinate at the meeting.

A harsh reprimand
slapdown
An instance of slapping down, especially a humiliation or rejection
slapdown
The impact of a layer of earth falling after having been lifted by an explosion or an earthquake or similar large-scale disturbance
slapdown
The period after the initial impact of an object with a surface through the subsequent impact of the object on that surface, as an aircraft landing or a container falling
slap down

    Silbentrennung

    slap Down

    Türkische aussprache

    släp daun

    Aussprache

    /ˈslap ˈdoun/ /ˈslæp ˈdaʊn/

    Etymologie

    [ 'slap ] (noun.) 14th century. Metaphorical use of a literal phrase
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