bang away
The idiom "bang away" conveys a sense of continuous, energetic, and often forceful action in various contexts.
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Definition
B2General
(informal)To work diligently and persistently on a task.
Example
- She has been banging away at her thesis for weeks.
B2Physical Action
(informal)To strike or hit something repeatedly and forcefully.
Example
- He was banging away on the drums all night.
C1Conversation
(informal, negative)To talk persistently and annoyingly about something.
Example
- They kept banging away about the same topic for hours.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "bang away":
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