splash on (someone or something)

splash on (someone or something)

1. To slosh or spatter onto someone or something. Water kept splashing on me during the boat ride. Someone bumped the table, and red wine splashed on the brand-new tablecloth.

2. To cause some liquid to slosh or spatter onto someone or something. Mom! Timmy's splashing water on me! Keep a lid on the pan while you're cooking the bacon so it doesn't splash grease on the stove.

See also: on, splash

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splash something on(to) someone or something

to make a liquid scatter onto someone or something. Accidentally, the lab assistant splashed acid onto his arm. He splashed something on the counter.

See also: on, splash

splash on someone or something

to scatter [a liquid] on someone or something. Try to keep from splashing on anybody. Don't splash on the wall!

See also: on, splash

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.