slap on
phrasal verbslap something on somebody/something
- (informal) to order, especially in a sudden or an unfair way, that something must happen or somebody must do something
- The company slapped an email ban on the staff.
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slap something on something
- (informal) to increase the price of something suddenly
- They've slapped a new tax on fuel.
slap something on something | slap something on
- to spread something on a surface in a quick, careless way
- Just slap some paint on the walls and it'll look fine.
- I'd better slap some make-up on before I go out.