smack Idiom, Proverb

smack dab in the middle

directly in the middle, in the centre The ball landed smack dab in the middle of the pizza.

smack into

collide, hit The first car ran smack into the car behind it.

smack of

is similar to, shades of Even the phrase person of color smacks of racism. Don't use it.

smack

1. a kiss
2. a blow, a slap
3. heroin
4. to kiss

smack-head

heroin addict

smacked

under the influence of heroin

smacker

a kiss

smack-dab in the middle

Idiom(s): smack-dab in the middle

Theme: ARRANGEMENT

right in the middle. (Informal.)
• I want a big helping of mashed potatoes with a glob of butter smack-dab in the middle.
• Tom and Sally were having a terrible argument, and I was trapped—smack-dab in the middle.

Smack in the face

If something is a smack in the face, it is a shock, usually one that impedes progress.

smack one's lips|lip|lips|smack

v. phr. To reveal an appetite for; show enjoyment of. Eleanor smacked her lips over the dessert of strawberries and whipped cream.

smack-dab|dab|smack|smack-to-dab

adv., informal Exactly; squarely. The ball landed smack-dab at our feet. The plane landed smack-to-dab in the middle of the hay field.