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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The case has become a classic watercooler smash in both the real world, where pro- and anti-Read protesters clashed outside the courthouse, and on social media where partisans skirmish seemingly without end.
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Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2025
Tampa Bay does not stick out as a frontrunner just yet, but those unexpected contributions can come in the form of a pitching staff returning to health and an offense that should smash in the tinier confines of Steinbrenner Field.
—Tim Britton, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
The list includes all of the biggest superstars of our time – but, of course, only females and groups fronted by them – from veteran hitmakers who have been at it for decades to newer names who have managed to break records and claim chart-topping smashes in just a few years.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
The reporting party was inside a house when their back door was smashed in the midst of a burglary.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2025
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Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2025
Tampa Bay does not stick out as a frontrunner just yet, but those unexpected contributions can come in the form of a pitching staff returning to health and an offense that should smash in the tinier confines of Steinbrenner Field.
—Tim Britton, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
The list includes all of the biggest superstars of our time – but, of course, only females and groups fronted by them – from veteran hitmakers who have been at it for decades to newer names who have managed to break records and claim chart-topping smashes in just a few years.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
The reporting party was inside a house when their back door was smashed in the midst of a burglary.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Smash in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smash%20in. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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