Slam dunk case

Slam dunk case is a term used to describe a case that is easy to accomplish or certain to occur. It means guaranteed, or an open-and-shut case, implying that the actual trial is just a formality - so overwhelming is the evidence. It is also used to describe something that is sure to happen or be successful. For example, "The vote proved to be a slam dunk for our side with a 24 to 5 win"3.


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slam dunk
1. noun Literally, a goal scored in basketball by putting the ball straight down into the hoop with one's hand. The move isn't worth more points than a traditional basket, but it is a show of force, dominance, and skill.
Because of his incredible height, Sam racked up more slam dunks than any other player in the league.
2. noun By extension, a forceful, dramatic success or accomplishment, especially one that is completed handily or easily.
This conviction was a slam dunk for the district attorney's office.
Their latest smartphone is yet another slam dunk for the electronics manufacturer.
3. verb Literally, to score a slam dunk in basketball. Sometimes hyphenated.
You need to stop trying to slam dunk every time you're near the net.
She's been slam-dunking against the other team all evening.
4. verb By extension, to achieve a forceful, dramatic success or accomplishment handily or easily, often at the expense of someone or something else. Sometimes hyphenated.
The incumbent president has slam dunked his opponent in every televised debate so far.
If we can slam-dunk this proposal, we'll get enough funding to see us through to the end of next year.
See also: dunk, slam
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2022 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.
slam dunk
1. Lit. [in basketball] a goal scored by shooting the ball down from above the rim. He was wide open and scored on an easy slam dunk.
2. Fig. an action or accomplishment that is easily done. Finishing that project with all his experience should be a slam dunk for George.
See also: dunk, slam
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
slam dunk
A forceful, dramatic move, as in That indictment was a slam dunk if ever there was one. This expression is also often put as a verb, slam-dunk, meaning "make a forceful move against someone," as in This is a great chance for us to slam-dunk the opposition. The idiom comes from basketball, where it refers to a dramatic shot in which the ball is thrust into the basket from above the rim. It was transferred to other activities from about 1980 on.
See also: dunk, slam
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
slam dunk
1. tv. & in. to force a basketball into the basket from above. (see also jam.) Wilbur slam dunked another one, raising the score from 108 to 110.
2. n. an act of making a basket as in sense 1 Another slam dunk and Wilbur ties the score again!
See also: dunk, slam
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
slam dunk
A very forceful move. This term comes from basketball, where it denotes a strong and often dramatic shot in which the player leaps up and thrusts the ball into the basket from above. Both term and technique date from the 1960s, and by the 1980s the term was being used in business, politics, and other areas, both as a noun and as a verb (to slam dunk). The Boston Globe has used it in both forms: “‘I fear they assume this election will be a slam dunk,’ Rollins said” (July 24, 1991), and “I found that very energizing. . . . There was a real opportunity to slam dunk that one” (May 5, 1992). It is well on its way to clich; status.
See also: dunk, slam
The Dictionary of Clich;s by Christine Ammer Copyright © 2013 by Christine Ammer


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An ironclad guarantee is a term used to describe a guarantee or plan that has been carefully put together and is considered to be absolutely certain to work or be successful. The term is often used in the context of product warranties, where a company promises to repair, replace, or refund a product if it does not perform to the customer’s satisfaction.

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ironclad
ADJECTIVE
covered or protected with iron.
SIMILAR:
armor-plated
steel-plated
mailed
bulletproof
bombproof

NOUN
HISTORICAL
a 19th-century warship with armor plating.
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ADJECTIVE
eisern
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