smash in
phrasal verb
smashed in; smashing in; smashes in
: to hit (something) hard so that it breaks it or gets a hole in it
I smashed in the window.
I was so mad I felt like smashing his face in.
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Liverpool were seconds away from beating Everton and moving nine points clear at the top of the table before James Tarkowski smashed in an equaliser with virtually the last kick of the game.
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Gregg Evans, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
Mark King, reached the apex of their popularity with this album, which was a commercial smash in their native country.
—David Chiu, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
With one more placement inside the loftiest tier on the ranking, the singer passes The Beatles for the third-most such smashes in American history.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
With a potential smash in the can, the artists’ respective teams got to work.
—William Earl, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024
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Gregg Evans, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
Mark King, reached the apex of their popularity with this album, which was a commercial smash in their native country.
—David Chiu, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
With one more placement inside the loftiest tier on the ranking, the singer passes The Beatles for the third-most such smashes in American history.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
With a potential smash in the can, the artists’ respective teams got to work.
—William Earl, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Smash in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smash%20in. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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