'V n in n' - Construction 9
| Name: | the slap someone in the face construction |
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| Description: | A person strikes something in a part of their body. |
| Verbs: | bite, blast, boot, catch, elbow, hit, kick, knee, knife, poke, punch, shoot, slap, smack, smash, stab, strike, thump |
| Example: | It was as if he had slapped her in the face. (BNC) |
| Membership: | literal; physical contact; aggressive |
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