He tried to touch her again and she smacked him down.
•She smacked down the rude fellow.
2. Fig. to rebuke someone. •She smacked him down by telling him that he didn't fit in there anymore.
•He has a way of smacking down people who ask stupid questions.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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