slap something together

slap something together
throw something together† and slap something together
to assemble or arrange something in haste. •

Don't just slap something together! Use care and do it right.

You assembled this device very badly. It seems that you just slapped it together.

John went into the kitchen to throw together something for dinner.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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