Pepper with In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "pepper with", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Tonia Thai calendar 2021-09-02 12:09

Meaning of Pepper with

Pepper with phrasal verb

To sprinkle or cover something with a lot of something

We have repainted the wall. That's the reason why the entire floor is peppered with paints.

To add or mix a lot of something in something such as a speech,video, story etc.

The professor always peppers his presentations with jokes.

She peppered the story with thrilling sound to scare us.

To continuously attack someone or something with something such as stones, bullets, etc.

The gangsters peppered a shop owner with punches.

The police peppered the protestors with tear gas to disperse the angry crowd.

Other phrases about:

paper over the cracks
To cover up or conceal problems in order to make a situation seem better
cover the waterfront

To cover a very wide range of things or every detail of something.

give (one) the works

1. To physically attack someone or use physical violence against someone 

2. To provide a person with all of the possible choices

bash (someone's) brains in

To hit, attack or strike someone in a way that causes serious injury or death

lay into (someone or something)

Used to describe attacking someone verbally or physically.

Grammar and Usage of Pepper with

Verb Forms

  • peppered with
  • peppering with
  • peppers with

The verb "pepper" should be conjugated according to its tense.
 

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