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a few collocations of "bang"
Dear teachers,
Would you be kind enough to tell me whether I am right with my interpretation of the expressions in bold in the following sentences?
He got a nasty bang on the head.
bang = a vigorous blow
She shut the door with a bang.
You shouldn’t shut the door with a bang.
I heard a window bang in the basement.
The gun went off with a loud bang.
The bang of the violent explosion could be heard for miles and miles
Bang! and the tyre exploded.
The anvil banged with hammers.
bang = a sudden very loud noise
She banged on the door.
I banged into the wall.
He banged his head as he went through the doorway.
He banged his head on the low ceiling.
bang = strike violently
The window banged shut.
The door banged after him.
The old man banged around the house.
bang = move noisily
I get a bang out of all this.
bang = thrill, kick
He started his career with a bang.
Their guest-performnce goes over with a bang.
Their love comes up with a bang.
bang = a conspicuous success
This will bang the limit any day.
That bangs the limit = that passes everything= that licks the creation
He ran bang up against more trouble.
bang up = get into (get into trouble)
I am banged up about the recent reports of local violence.
be bang up about something = be nervous about something
I bang my head against a brick wall.
bang one’s head against a brick wall = waste one's time in a hopeless enterprise
The ball hit him bang in the eye.
The ball hit him full in the nose.
Bang = right in, exactly
They wear their hair banged' low over their foreheads.
bang = a border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the forehead
This car looks as if it's been banged about.
bang about = go to ruin
My uncle has been banging about Africa for years.
bang about = travel for long
Thank you for your efforts.
Regards,
V.
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Re: a few collocations of "bang"
All look good to me vil. In fact you have done a bang up job with this.(a good job)
Banged up can also mean to be locked up in prison.(colloquial)
HTH
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Re: a few collocations of "bang"

Originally Posted by
vil
Dear teachers,
Would you be kind enough to tell me whether I am right with my interpretation of the expressions in bold in the following sentences?
He got a nasty bang on the head.
bang = a vigorous blow
She shut the door with a bang.
You shouldn’t shut the door with a bang.
I heard a window bang in the basement.
The gun went off with a loud bang.
The bang of the violent explosion could be heard for miles and miles
Bang! and the tyre exploded.
The anvil banged with hammers.
bang = a sudden very loud noise
She banged on the door.
I banged into the wall.
He banged his head as he went through the doorway.
He banged his head on the low ceiling.
bang = strike violently
The window banged shut.
The door banged after him.
The door keeps banging in the wind after him.
He went out, banging the door behind him.
The old man banged around the house.
bang = move noisily
I get a bang out of all this.
bang = thrill, kick
He started his career with a bang.
Their guest-performnce goes over with a bang.
Their love comes up with a bang.
bang = a conspicuous success
This will bang the limit any day.
That bangs the limit = that passes everything= that licks the creation
He ran bang up against more trouble.
bang up = get into (get into trouble)=to seriously damage something
The new car was banged up in the accident.
I am banged up about the recent reports of local violence.
be bang up about something = be nervous about something= To go on talking continuously in a boring manner
He went banging on about politics without giving scope to others
I bang my head against a brick wall.
bang one’s head against a brick wall = waste one's time in a hopeless enterprise= Interesting
The ball hit him bang in the eye.
The ball hit him full in the nose.
Bang = right in, exactly
They wear their hair banged' low over their foreheads.
bang = a border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the forehead
This car looks as if it's been banged about.
bang about = go to ruin
My uncle has been banging about Africa for years.
bang about = travel for long
Thank you for your efforts.
Regards,
V.
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