slap sth on/onto (sth/sb)
informal disapproving— phrasal verb with slap uk/slæp/us/slæp/verb [ T ] -pp-
to force a rule, tax, punishment, etc. to be obeyed or received:
The government has slapped more tax on cigarettes.
The librarian slapped a fine on him for returning the books late.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Causing somebody to act
- a kick up the arse/backside idiom
- arm-twisting
- bludgeon
- bounce
- bounce sb into sth
- bulldoze
- force sb's hand idiom
- forcible
- hold sb to ransom idiom
- impel
- impose
- push
- railroad
- reduce sb to sth
- screw
- shanghai
- squeeze
- squeeze sth out of sb
- trap
- wring sth from/out of sb
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