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slap someone around

slap someone around verb: to be brutal towards someone, especially physically.

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To be brutal towards someone, especially physically.

slap someone around meaning in Bengali

slap someone around in Bengali

কারো প্রতি নিষ্ঠুর হওয়া

Forms of slap someone around

third-person singular presentslaps someone around
present participleslapping someone around
past participleslapped someone around
pastslapped someone around

Questions about slap someone around

What does slap someone around mean?
Slap someone around means to be brutal towards someone, especially physically.
What is slap someone around in Bengali?
Slap someone around in Bengali is কারো প্রতি নিষ্ঠুর হওয়া. See Slap someone around meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is slap someone around?
Slap someone around is a verb.
What is the past tense of slap someone around?
The past tense of slap someone around is slapped someone around.

Words near slap someone around in the dictionary

  1. slap prints
  2. slap shot
  3. slap shots
  4. slap skate
  5. slap skates
  6. slap someone around
  7. slap someone five
  8. slap someone's wrist
  9. slap the salami
  10. slap together
  11. slap-back

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