plunk down

Idioms and Phrases

Throw or place or drop heavily, as in He plunked down the money and walked out , or It was hot work, so after an hour we plunked ourselves down in the shade . [Late 1800s]

Example Sentences

Sure, the universe of Americans willing to plunk down for an electric sports car is small.

From The Daily Beast

Indeed the Clatawa crowd had the money ready to plunk down when the psychological pitch of Sam's Dutch courage had arrived.

From Project Gutenberg

Unceremoniously he took off his boots and let his feet plunk down into the water.

From Project Gutenberg

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