Idiom idiom
slam down
Meaning
To eat or drink (something) quickly.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He had to slam down his coffee before the bus arrived.”
“We were in such a rush that we had to slam down our lunch in under five minutes.”
“After a long shift, she slammed down a glass of water and immediately collapsed onto the sofa, exhausted by the day's events.”
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Last updated August 10, 2026