亚洲网紅露点

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slather

[ slath-er ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to spread or apply thickly:

    to slather butter on toast.

  2. to spread something thickly on (usually followed by with ):

    to slather toast with butter.

  3. to spend or use lavishly.


noun

  1. Often slathers. a generous amount:

    slathers of money.

slather

/ 藞蝉濒忙冒蓹 /

noun

  1. informal.
    usually plural a large quantity
  2. open slather slang.
    a situation in which there are no restrictions; free-for-all
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to squander or waste
  2. to spread thickly or lavishly
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of slather1

1810鈥20, in sense 鈥渢o slip, slide鈥; origin uncertain
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of slather1

C19: of unknown origin
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. open slather, Australian. complete freedom.
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Example Sentences

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Like a cream cheese frosting slathered onto a tasty but conventional chocolate cake, the unexpected flourishes are the best part of this delicious treat.

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A biscuit split open and slathered with strawberry preserves.

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I never baked mayonnaise into cakes or slathered it on chicken before roasting.

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The flat painting becomes a 鈥渨all,鈥 the slathered milk bottle becomes 鈥渁 painting.鈥

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It was like he was slathered in butter.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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