Even if these companies live up to their now lofty expectations and their stocks end up being grand slam investments, it’s not going to be a straight line up and to the right.
Why even the best stocks have to crash|Ben Carlson|September 13, 2020|Fortune
That may be, but experts say that “similarities” to other attacks is hardly a slam dunk.
FBI Won’t Stop Blaming North Korea for Sony Hack -- Despite New Evidence|Shane Harris|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And the information that the FBI has presented so far strikes many experts as hardly a slam dunk against Pyongyang.
Cyberwar on North Korea Could Be Illegal|Shane Harris|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Apparently, 2016 is not shaping up as a Democratic slam dunk.
2016 Is No Democratic Slam Dunk|Lloyd Green|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For Best Actor in a Musical, Neil Patrick Harris seems like a slam dunk for Hedwig and the Angry Inch.
A Tony Voter on Bryan Cranston’s Overrated LBJ, Neil Patrick Harris’s Underwhelming Hedwig|Michael Musto|June 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The only thing that disappointed me about that whole thing was that Franco removed the slam.
A Tony Voter on Bryan Cranston’s Overrated LBJ, Neil Patrick Harris’s Underwhelming Hedwig|Michael Musto|June 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But with the slam of the door the scowl broke, and he laughed.
The Hole in the Wall|Arthur Morrison
Seconds later came the slam of an outside door and Bob knew that it would be useless to attempt any pursuit.
Agent Nine Solves His First Case|Graham M. Dean
I gad, every chance you get you hoist me on your hip and slam the life out of me.
An Arkansas Planter|Opie Percival Read
I heard it slam shut and the click of the lock told me my prisoners were safe, so I hastened forward.
The Lady and the Pirate|Emerson Hough
Down came the case with a slam and the porter stood regarding it with distended eyes and quivering face.
The Motion Picture Chums at Seaside Park|Victor Appleton
British Dictionary definitions for slam (1 of 3)
slam1
/ (slæm) /
verbslams, slammingorslammed
to cause (a door or window) to close noisily and with force or (of a door, etc) to close in this way
(tr)to throw (something) down noisily and violently
(tr)slangto criticize harshly
(intr; usually foll by into or out of)informalto go (into or out of a room, etc) in violent haste or anger
(tr)to strike with violent force
(tr)informalto defeat easily
noun
the act or noise of slamming
slangharsh criticism or abuse
Word Origin for slam
C17: of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse slamra, Norwegian slemma, Swedish dialect slämma
British Dictionary definitions for slam (2 of 3)
slam2
/ (slæm) /
noun
the winning of all (grand slam) or all but one (little slam or small slam) of the 13 tricks at bridge or whist
the bid to do so in bridgeSee grand slam, little slam
an old card game
Word Origin for slam
C17: of uncertain origin
British Dictionary definitions for slam (3 of 3)
slam3
/ (slæm) /
noun
a poetry contest in which entrants compete with each other by reciting their work and are awarded points by the audience
Slam Poetry Is Helping People Work Through Their PainIn this column, we travel the US exploring the minority languages, dialects, and people who call it home. Then, we step back to see what effects they might have on society at large. Today, the spotlight is on slam poetry.