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slam the brakes on
slam the brakes on
to push on a vehicle's brakes suddenly and hard. (The can be replaced by a possessive pronoun.) The driver in front of me slammed her brakes on and I nearly ran into her. Don't slam on your brakes when the road is wet.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Shani (2) | | - | Hinduism |
| Tahlia | | - | English (Australian) |
| Vlad | | VLAHT (Russian) | Russian, Romanian, Medieval Slavic |
| Merla | | MUR-lə | English (Rare) |
| Kurush | | - | Ancient Persian |
| Nikolas | | - | Greek, English |