slap-bang
Americanadverb
adverb
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US equivalent: slam-bang. in a violent, sudden, or noisy manner
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directly or immediately
slap-bang in the middle
Example Sentences
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The questions hanging over England are being asked slap-bang in the middle of the Stokes-McCullum era.
From BBC
Facebook is only 18 but it’s slap-bang in the middle of a mid-life crisis, with user numbers declining and TikTok eating its Gen Z lunch.
From The Verge
That is a rather more complex issue than normal, of course, because there is a great big World Cup slap-bang in the middle of next season.
From New York Times
And while the audience will be able to piece together the plot’s timeline, Zeller’s relentlessly subjective approach places us slap-bang in the middle of Anthony’s distorted memories.
From New York Times
He does find him, though only by blootering the ball slap-bang in his startled face.
From The Guardian
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