Hi Does "banged-up car" mean a bad car, a jalopy?
G GUEST2008 Key Member Joined Feb 20, 2008 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language German Home Country Germany Current Location Sweden Oct 22, 2010 #1 Hi Does "banged-up car" mean a bad car, a jalopy?
Barb_D Moderator Staff member Joined Mar 12, 2007 Member Type Other Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Oct 22, 2010 #2 The car may run perfectly fine, but it has dents and scratches. It's clearly been hit or has hit other things.
The car may run perfectly fine, but it has dents and scratches. It's clearly been hit or has hit other things.
V vil Key Member Joined Sep 13, 2007 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Bulgarian Home Country Bulgaria Current Location Bulgaria Oct 22, 2010 #3 bang = strike violently I've banged into the doorpost and hurt my arm. The car banged against the garage door and damaged it. This car looks as if it's been banged about. He banged up his car in the race. «banged-up car» Walter had bought a bang-up car! His colleagues were so jealous Bayonne man accused of stealing banged-up car from Jersey City pound | NJ.com V.
bang = strike violently I've banged into the doorpost and hurt my arm. The car banged against the garage door and damaged it. This car looks as if it's been banged about. He banged up his car in the race. «banged-up car» Walter had bought a bang-up car! His colleagues were so jealous Bayonne man accused of stealing banged-up car from Jersey City pound | NJ.com V.