smack around

smæk əˈraʊnd

Definition

Definition of smack around - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

tr.

mistreatment

treat someone roughly or unfairly

The manager would smack around his employees with unreasonable demands.

abuse

mistreat

physical aggressionhit someone repeatedly and roughly

The bully would often smack around the smaller kids.

beat up

pummel

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Expressions with smack

right smack

adv.

exactly in a specific place or position

The ball landed right smack in the middle of the field.

smack dab

adv.

directly or squarely

She hit the target smack dab on the bullseye.

smack down

hit someone with force

He threatened to smack down anyone who opposed him.

smack in the eye

sharp blow to the eye

He got a smack in the eye during the fight.

run smack into

collide forcefully with something unexpectedly

He ran smack into the glass door.

smack dab in the middle of

adv.

exactly in the center of something

The statue is smack dab in the middle of the park.

Examples of smack around in a sentence

The coach would smack around the players for minor mistakes.
He would smack around anyone who disagreed with him.
The gang would smack around their rivals to assert dominance.

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French:malmener, frapper, ...
German:schlecht behandeln, verprügeln, ...
Italian:maltrattare, picchiare, ...
Spanish:abusar, golpear, ...
Portuguese:tratar mal, bater em, ...
Chinese:虐待, 殴打, ...
Japanese:虐待する, 殴りつける, ...
Arabic:عامَلَ بِقَسْوَة, عَنَّفَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְעַלֵּל בְּ, לְהַרְבִּיץ לְ, ...
Russian:плохо обращаться, избивать, ...
Ukrainian:погано поводитися, бити, ...
Hindi:दुर्व्यवहार करना, मारना, ...
Bengali:অন্যায় আচরণ করা, মারধর করা, ...
Catalan:tractar malament, pegar, ...
Czech:šikanovat, zmlátit, ...
Danish:behandle dårligt, slå, ...
Dutch:slecht behandelen, mishandelen, ...
Greek:κακομεταχειρίζομαι, χτυπώ επανειλημμένα, ...
Hungarian:packázni valakivel, elverni, ...
Khmer:ប្រព្រឹត្តដាក់ដោយគ្មានយុត្តិធម៌, វាយដំ, ...
Korean:학대하다, 때리다, ...
Persian:بدرفتاری کردن, کتک زد, ...
Polish:maltretować, bić, ...
Portuguese (BR):tratar mal, agredir, ...
Romanian:a trata rău, a lovi, ...
Swedish:behandla illa, slå till, ...
Thai:ปฏิบัติอย่างไม่เป็นธรรม, ตี, ...
Turkish:kötü muamele etmek, dövmek, ...
Vietnamese:đối xử tệ, đánh đập, ...

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