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dab

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SMACK-DAB or SMACK-TO DAB.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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smack-dab

[smack-dab] also {Southern} [smack-to-dab] {adv.}, {informal} Exactly; squarely. * /The ball landed smack-dab at our feet./ * /The plane landed smack-to-dab in the middle of the hay field./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

smack one's lips

[smack one's lips] {v. phr.} To reveal an appetite for; show enjoyment of. * /Eleanor smacked her lips over the dessert of strawberries and whipped cream./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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