slap sb down
usually disapproving— phrasal verb with slap uk/slæp/us/slæp/verb [ T ] -pp-
to stop someone from talking or making suggestions, often in an unpleasant way:
I tried to suggest ways in which the plans could be improved, but he slapped me down.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Interrupting & preventing from speaking
- barge
- butt in
- buttonhole
- chime
- chip in
- cut the crap! idiom
- heckle
- horn in
- interject
- interpose
- interrupt
- interruption
- mike check
- put a sock in it! idiom
- shush
- shut
- sock
- speak
- speak when you're spoken to! idiom
- strike
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