Idiom
slap someone around
Meaning
To be brutal towards someone, especially physically.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The bully threatened to slap him around for no reason.”
“The gang leader warned the newcomer that they would slap him around if he did not pay his debts.”
“The corrupt official hired thugs to slap around anyone who dared to protest against his new policies.”
Examples
simple
“The bully threatened to slap him around for no reason.”
contextual
“The gang leader warned the newcomer that they would slap him around if he did not pay his debts.”
complex
“The corrupt official hired thugs to slap around anyone who dared to protest against his new policies.”
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