smash through (something)

smash through (something)

1. To collide with and break through something with great, violent force. The suspect smashed through the police barrier in a stolen SUV. I nearly lost my life from fright when a bird came smashing through our living room window.
2. To cause someone or something to collide with and break through something with great, violent force. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "smash" and "through." Someone smashed a rock through my windscreen while we were in the movie theater! The pro wrestler picked up his opponent and smashed him through the wooden table on the ground outside the ring.
See also: smash, through
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

smash through something

to break [one's way] through some sort of barrier. The fleeing car smashed through the police barrier. Max got angry and smashed through the office door.
See also: smash, through
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • smash through
  • smash into
  • smash into (someone or something)
  • smash out of
  • smash out of (something or some place)
  • run into (someone, something, or some place)
  • slam into
  • slam into (someone or something)
  • run (something) into (something)
  • bowl over