pound the table
The idiom 'pound the table' is used to describe forceful and emphatic communication, often seen in debates, legal arguments, or aggressive promotions.
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Definition
B2General
(figurative)To express strong emotions or opinions emphatically, often in a forceful or aggressive manner.
Example
- During the meeting, he pounded the table to emphasize his point.
C1Law
(figurative)To base an argument on bluster or rhetoric when unsupported by more substantive elements.
Example
- When he realized he had no evidence, he started to pound the table to distract from the weak argument.
C1Finance
(figurative)To aggressively promote one's products.
Example
- The salesman pounded the table about the benefits of the new investment plan.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "pound the table":
pound a beatpound outpound the pavementrun the tablebeat one's chestpound sandpump someone's fist