back of one's hand

Definitions

1. A slap.
2. A display of disrespect or scorn.
   broadly, figuratively, idiomatic

Examples

“"And have⟳ that boor D'Hérouville laugh⟳? No! Let⟳ him give⟳ me the chance, and I will give⟳ him the back of my hand."”

“"Out upon ye, Mr. Saddletree!" exclaimed David, . . . "out upon your General Assembly, and the back of my hand to your Court o' Session!"”

“[A]nd the back of my hand to them that have⟳ come⟳ in the way, bringin' sorrow, an' desolation, an' misery on gentlefolks.”

“'And have⟳ you nothing for me, duckie?' 'O, you! The back of my hand to you!' said Mrs Kernan tartly.”

“"As I said, Truman showed him the back of his hand rather than any desire to cooperate."”

“When German Chancellor Angela Merkel in 2009 invited him to come⟳ to Berlin to help⟳ celebrate⟳ the twentieth anniversary of the Fall⟳ of the Wall, Mr. Obama gave her the back of his hand.”

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