bang on

British

adjective

with absolute accuracy
excellent or excellently

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Example Sentences

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"When we want help, you can bang on doors, you can scream, you can shout because you know you need help, but there's nobody there," she explained.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Cubans bang on pots and pans whenever the electricity has been off too long, especially in Havana.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

But Mielewska said that, contrary to popular belief, Streep got it bang on -- Chamberlain was born in New Zealand, and her accent is not typically Aussie.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

After this interaction, Doyle continues to drive in the direction of the increasingly worried crowd, some of whom bang on his car roof.

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2025

I fell asleep in a chair, waiting for the Gestapo to bang on the door.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

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