- smack\ dab
- Used as an emphasis to the center of something. Usually accompanied by in the center of or in the middle of
The flower arrangement was smack dab in the center of the table.
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smack-dab — • smack dab • smack to dab Southern adv informal Exactly; squarely. The ball landed smack dab at our feet. The plane landed smack to dab in the middle of the hay field … Словарь американских идиом
smack-dab — smack′ dab′ adv. inf inf directly; squarely • Etymology: 1890–95 … From formal English to slang
smack-dab — also {Southern}[smack to dab] {adv.}, {informal} Exactly; squarely. * /The ball landed smack dab at our feet./ * /The plane landed smack to dab in the middle of the hay field./ … Dictionary of American idioms
smack-dab — also {Southern}[smack to dab] {adv.}, {informal} Exactly; squarely. * /The ball landed smack dab at our feet./ * /The plane landed smack to dab in the middle of the hay field./ … Dictionary of American idioms
smack-dab — ˈ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ adverb Etymology: smack (V) + dab dialect : squarely, exactly stood smack dab in the middle of the parlor Helen Eustis … Useful english dictionary
smack-dab — /smak dab /, adv. Informal. directly; squarely: smack dab in the middle. [1890 95] * * * … Universalium
smack-dab — adverb Exactly; directly; precisely; dead center. I tossed the water balloon and it landed smack dab on the top of his head … Wiktionary
smack\ dab — Used as an emphasis to the center of something. Usually accompanied by in the center of or in the middle of The flower arrangement was smack dab in the center of the table … Dictionary of american slang
smack dab — adv. informal exactly; precisely here I am in Bolivia, smack dab in the heart of South America … Useful english dictionary
smack dab in themiddle — If something is smack dab in the middle, it is right in the centre. I couldn t hide the stain on my shirt. It was smack dab in the middle … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
