10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SLAP DOWN»
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1
The Routledge Dictionary of Historical Slang
Also slap off (Reade, 1852, 'Finish...slap off') and †slap down (1865, Dickens). Lit.
as if with a slap. 2. With vv. of motion: coll: 1676, Etherege (slap down); 1766, Mrs
F. Sheridan; 1890, 'Rolf Boldrewood'. 3. With vv. of violent collision or impact: ...
Eric Partridge, Jacqueline Simpson, 1973
2
Harrap's essential English Dictionary
3 A slap on the wrist is a gentle punishment or mild warning. phrasal verb slap
down (informal) If you slap someone down, you dismiss their suggestions
abruptly or make them feel unimportant. Slap-bang /slap'ban/ adverb (informal) 1
If ...
3
The red, white & blue monster song book, ed. by J. Diprose
And still I was a-gent— when slap down, Tadding the hoof the pace I went—
when slap down. Yes, a-gent for some firms. Travelling on commission tarms, /•
Aud obliged to crawl like worais— when slap down. A relation died at last — that
set ...
4
Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms
... late again, usage: sometimes used in the form slap someone on the wrist:
Instead of firing him, she only slapped him on the wrist. slap sb/sth down, also
slap down sb/sth to refuse to accept someone's plan or idea ♢ The judge slapped
down ...
5
Encyclopædia Metropolitana; Or, Universal Dictionary of ...
To slap down, or throw down slap, as if slipped out of the hold or hand; to slap, to
throw a. blow, as if with the slip or fall of the hand—unclosed— before it is closed.
And what defence can properly be used in such it despicable cncounter us this ...
Edward Smedley, Hugh James Rose, Henry John Rose, 1845
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English: ...
Mayhew, 1851, 'People's got proud now ...and must have everything slap.' Abbr.
slap-up. slap, adv. Quickly, suddenly, unexpectedly: coll.: 1672 (Villiers); Sterne.
Also slap off (Reade, 1852, 'Finish...slap off') and 1' slap down (1865, Dickens).
Eric Partridge, Paul Beale, 1984
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The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and ...
Rhyming slang UK, 1992 slap-back adjective self-congratulatory UK, 2001 slap
circuit noun the underworld US, 1963 slap-down noun a humiliating situation US,
1986 slap down verb to contradict and prevent someone's action, especially ...
Terry Victor, Tom Dalzell, 2007
Is everyone in the audience ready for ... the Slap Down?!” The grip held up a sign
that read applause. A scattering of handclaps followed. “People! I said are you
ready for the Slap Down!” The applause increased. Followed by a few whistles.
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The Face of Heaven: The Realms of Tartarus, Book One
Slap, slap, slap. Down, and down. The plexus could feel him as well. It could feel
his vibrations, his hurry, his urgency, his need. And his slowly draining life. The
plexus was conscious of him. It knew him. Impassively, it crouched around him ...
10
Eagle Blue: A Team, a Tribe, and a High School Basketball ...
And when you've got someone trapped, never slap down at the ball. Slap up,
Dave preaches. You slap down, and it's almost guaranteed the ref will whistle
you for a foul, he says. Slap up, and the ref will let it go. Maybe it's because the ref
...
6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SLAP DOWN»
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IMF chief Christine Lagarde is the fifth person today to slap down …
Christine Lagarde REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueInternational Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde speaks about the global economy at the Johns ... «Business Insider, May 15»
The Russian S-300 Slap Down on Obama
Grove City, PA –-(Ammoland.com)- The Russian-built S-300 anti-aircraft/anti-ballistic missile (AA/ABM, carrying the NATO designation SA-10, codenamed ... «AmmoLand Shooting Sports News, May 15»
Russia's S-300 slap down
The Russian-built S-300 anti-aircraft/anti-ballistic missile (AA/ABM, carrying the NATO designation SA-10, codenamed “Grumble”), while not the world's most ... «Midland Daily News, May 15»
Pita Priest's “Pastoral” Slap Down at A Funeral
Maybe those stodgy, formal processions aren't your thing either and you like a little a warm up how-we-doing-this-morning routine before you get down to ... «Patheos, Mar 15»
Don't slap down Uma Thurman's new look
She was on the red carpet to promote her new show The Slap – but the story became all about the slap on her face. Poor Uma Thurman has become the latest ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 15»
Peta Credlin critics are sexist, Tony Abbott claims during TV slap down
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has told colleagues attacking his controversial chief of staff to "take a long hard look at themselves" and accused them of attacking ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Dec 14»
