slap downs

Verb

slap down (third-person singular simple present slaps down, present participle slapping down, simple past and past participle slapped down)

1. (transitive) To browbeat or reprimand (someone) harshly, usually in front of other people.
   • She slapped down her subordinate at the meeting.
2. (transitive) To harshly reject (something).
   • The judge slapped down the department's rule rewrites.