slap someone around

verb

To be brutal towards someone, especially physically.

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Meanings

verbslap someone around (third-person singular simple present slaps someone around, present participle slapping someone around, simple past and past participle slapped someone around)

present singular third person slaps someone around · participle present slapping someone around · participle past slapped someone around · past slapped someone around

  1. idiomaticTo be brutal towards someone, especially physically.
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