- bang away
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a) to strike or hit repeatedly
bang away on the drums
b) to work tirelesslyIve been banging away at the essay for ages, but it still isnt finished.
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bang away at — ► bang away at informal do persistently or doggedly. Main Entry: ↑bang … English terms dictionary
bang away — v. (colloq.) (D; intr.) ( to shoot ) to bang away at (we banged away at the enemy plane) * * * (colloq.) (D; intr.) ( to shoot ) to bang away at (we bang awayed away at the enemy plane) … Combinatory dictionary
bang away — intransitive verb 1. : to work with determined effort students banging away on their homework 2. : to attack especially in an indirect, persistent, hounding way used with at police are going to keep banging away at you Erle Stanley Gardner * * *… … Useful english dictionary
bang away — 1. to use the keys of a computer or piano. We found this old piano and started banging away. 2. to emphasize something. This book bangs away at the seriousness of the situation. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of bang away (= to make a… … New idioms dictionary
bang away — intransitive verb Date: 1839 1. to work with determined effort < students banging away at their homework > 2. to attack persistently < police are going to keep banging away at you Erle Stanley Gardner > … New Collegiate Dictionary
bang away — v. work with effort and diligently (e.g., The student was banging away at his school project until it was finished ); attack stubbornly and ask questions aggressively (e.g. The reporters are going to keep banging away at him ) … English contemporary dictionary
bang away at — informal do persistently or doggedly. → bang … English new terms dictionary
bang away at — informal do something in a persistent or dogged way he was banging away at his novel … Useful english dictionary
bang — ► NOUN 1) a sudden loud sharp noise. 2) a sudden painful blow. 3) (bangs) chiefly N. Amer. a fringe of hair cut straight across the forehead. ► VERB 1) strike or put down forcefully and noisily. 2) make or cause to make a bang … English terms dictionary
bang — bang1 noun 1》 a sudden loud, sharp noise. ↘a sudden painful blow. 2》 (bangs) N. Amer. a fringe of hair cut straight across the forehead. 3》 Computing, chiefly N. Amer. the character ‘!’. verb 1》 strike or put down forcefully and noisily.… … English new terms dictionary
