slap down

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to criticize someone sharply to stop behavior considered unacceptable

   Phrasal verb · Separable

   slap someone down / slap down someone

   Usage: In this figurative sense the object is the person sharply rebuked; a pronoun comes before down.

   The chairman slapped down the speaker for interrupting a colleague.

   Sources and attribution

   OpenAI Codex authors; independent AI editorial review recorded in the corpus review archive. — Original project editorial material; cleared for The Missing Workbook

   • The Missing Workbook: original construction review

   The chairman slapped down the speaker for interrupting a colleague.

Topics

External links

• Google Images
• Cambridge Dictionary
• Wiktionary