slam Idioma

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grand slam

a home run with runners on all bases, a major score It was 5-1. Then Carter hit a grand slam and tied the game, 5-5.

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in the slammer

in jail, in prison Marv's been in the slammer four times. He knows prison life.

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slam

criticize, insult, knock, put down The newspaper article slammed the government for being slow to help the flood victims.

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slamming

1. dynamic
2. something really good/attractive

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grand slam|grand|slam

n. A home run hit when there are three men on the bases. Tony's grand slam won the game for the Yankees, 4-0.

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slam dunk

slam dunk
A forceful, dramatic move, as in That indictment was a slam dunk if ever there was one. This expression is also often put as a verb, slam-dunk, meaning “make a forceful move against someone,” as in This is a great chance for us to slam-dunk the opposition. The idiom comes from basketball, where it refers to a dramatic shot in which the ball is thrust into the basket from above the rim. It was transferred to other activities from about 1980 on.