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Meanings of slap on in English

Spanish
embadurnar

Apply carelessly.

        embadurnar
        Usage of slap on in English
        1
        Editors regard adjudications as a slap on the wrist: They certainly don't.
        The Guardian
        2
        The heat in the street is like a slap on the face.
        L'Assommoir
        3
        Get some spandex, slap on some pockets and you're good to go.
        Wired
        4
        Avoid the urge to slap on duct tape out in the field.
        Climbing Magazine
        5
        The boy persists and she gives him a slap on the back.
        The Fugitive
        6
        He basically got away with a slap on the wrist, she said.
        The Guardian
        7
        Jock leaned over and gave Drew a friendly slap on the shoulder.
        Joyce of the North Woods
        8
        I take the slap on the wrist, Buttler told reporters on Sunday.
        The South African
        9
        The exercise had been as useful as a slap on the butt.
        Speaking in Bones
        10
        Even calling it a slap on the wrist would be an over-statement.
        The South African
        11
        With a hearty slap on the shoulder he greeted his fellow countryman.
        The Lost Road
        12
        Alternatively, he may just get away with a slap on the wrist.
        The South African
        13
        Bobby will walk away from this with a slap on the wrist.
        Dexter is Delicious: A Novel
        14
        A slap on the bourse will be equivalent to a lost battle.'
        The History of a Lie: "The Protocols of the Wise Men of Zion"
        15
        Is a slap on the face going to make him rile up?
        News.com.au
        16
        We are saying a slap on the face is a potential murder.
        The South African
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        Translations for slap on
        Slap on through the time
        Slap on across language varieties
        United States of America
        Common
        United Kingdom
        Less common