smack down Idiom

a downer (drug)

a drug that relaxes you, a sedative Before bedtime he took a downer to help him relax and sleep.

a downer (sadness)

an event or statement that causes sadness News of the war was a downer. Most of the people dreadedwar.

a dressing down

a scolding, a lecture, a piece of my mind Mother gave me a dressing down when I said bad words.

back down

yield, not challenge, not stand up to Ole won't back down from you. He's ready to fight.

bear down

try harder, bite the bullet If you bear down a little, you can graduate this year.

bed down

lie down and sleep, find a place to sleep After grazing in the valley, the deer will bed down on the hill.

blow me down

I am very surprised, I do not believe it Well, blow me down, Olive. You can cook spinach, too!

bog down

slow to a stop The negotiations bogged down when the union said they would not negotiate about the part-time workers.

break down

fail, not operate, out of order If that copier breaks down again I'm going to give it away.

breakdown

sudden health failure, fall apart After his breakdown, he found an occupation with less stress.

smack down

1. To exhausted or batter addition actual thoroughly and conclusively, whether in a action or in a contest. I won't alternate smacking you down if you don't shut your aperture appropriate this minute! The aggregation smacked their opponents down in the semifinals.2. To set commodity down (onto commodity else) with a smack. A noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "smack" and "down." She smacked the bi-weekly down on my desk, ambitious an account for the commodity about our company's captivation in the scandal. He came up, smacked down a chase warrant, and proceeded to about-face my accommodation upside down.3. To dismiss, disprove, or abnegate commodity with abundant ease, efficacy, and authority. A noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "smack" and "down." The scientist smacked down the cabal theorist's arguments during the alive debate. The television affairs specializes in smacking accepted belief down by testing them in absolute life.Learn more: down, smack

smack someone down

1. Lit. to beating a being down or account a being to retreat with a bang or a blow. He approved to blow her afresh and she smacked him down. She smacked down the abrupt fellow.
2. Fig. to admonishment someone. she smacked him down by cogent him that he didn't fit in there anymore. He has a way of smacking down bodies who ask brainless questions.Learn more: down, smack

smack something down (on something)

and smack something down (onto something)to bang commodity down assimilate something. He smacked his bet down assimilate the table, affronted with his ascent losses. Todd smacked down his duke on the table. She smacked her dollar down and affective up the newspaper.Learn more: down, smack

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