- slam someone or something down
- slam someone or something down†to drive or strike someone or something downward. •
The wrestler slammed his opponent down hard.
•He slammed down his opponent and injured him.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
slam someone or something down
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do someone/something down — (informal) BELITTLE, disparage, denigrate, run down, deprecate, cast aspersions on, discredit, vilify, defame, criticize, malign; N. Amer. slur; informal have a go at, hit out at, knock, slam, pan, bad mouth; Brit. informal rubbish, slag off. →… … Useful english dictionary
slam — [[t]slæ̱m[/t]] slams, slamming, slammed 1) V ERG If you slam a door or window or if it slams, it shuts noisily and with great force. [V n] She slammed the door and locked it behind her... I was relieved to hear the front door slam... [V n adj] He … English dictionary
slam — slam1 [slæm] v past tense and past participle slammed present participle slamming ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(door etc)¦ 2¦(put something somewhere)¦ 3¦(hit with force)¦ 4¦(criticize)¦ 5 slam on the brakes 6 slam the door in somebody s face ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1600… … Dictionary of contemporary English
slam — slam1 [ slæm ] verb ** 1. ) transitive to shut a door or lid with great force so that it makes a loud noise, often because you are angry: He ran from the room, slamming the door behind him. slam the door shut: She slammed the door shut in his… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
slam — I UK [slæm] / US verb Word forms slam : present tense I/you/we/they slam he/she/it slams present participle slamming past tense slammed past participle slammed ** 1) [transitive] to shut a door or a lid with great force so that it makes a loud… … English dictionary
slam — [slæm] verb 1) [I/T] if a door or lid slams, or if you slam it, it shuts with great force so that it makes a loud noise He ran from the room, slamming the door behind him.[/ex] The heavy gate slammed shut.[/ex] 2) [T] to put, move, or hit… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
slam — 1 verb 1 DOOR/GATE (I, T) if a door, gate etc slams, or if someone slams it, it shuts with a loud noise: Please don t slam the door. | We could hear people shouting and doors slamming in the house next door. | slam shut: A door slammed shut in… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Sit Down, Shut Up (U.S. TV series) — For Australian version, see Sit Down, Shut Up (Australian TV series). Sit Down, Shut Up Genre Comedy Blue humor Format 2D com … Wikipedia
shut — shut1 W2S1 [ʃʌt] v past tense and past participle shut present participle shutting [: Old English; Origin: scyttan] 1.) [I and T] to close something, or to become closed ▪ Shut the window, Ellen! ▪ I heard his bedroom door shut. ▪ She lay down on … Dictionary of contemporary English
shut — 1 /SVt/ verb past tense and past participle past tense and past participle shut present participle shutting 1 (I, T) to close something, or to become closed: The door shut with a bang. | She lay down on her bed and shut her eyes. | Laruelle put… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
let — [[t]le̱t[/t]] ♦ lets, letting (The form let is used in the present tense and is the past tense and past participle.) 1) VERB If you let something happen, you allow it to happen without doing anything to stop or prevent it. [V n inf] People said… … English dictionary
