bang into
Idioms-
Crash noisily into, collide with, as in A clumsy fellow, Bill was always banging into furniture . [Early 1700s]
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Strike heavily so as to drive in; also, persuade. For example, I've been banging nails into the siding all day , or I can't seem to bang it into his head that time is precious . The literal usage dates from the mid-1500s, the figurative from the second half of the 1800s. Also see bump into .
Example Sentences
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The boy hadn’t done anything except bang into a wall and dislodge a painting.
From Literature
It was the idea of the police inspectorate, not the government, but the then Home Secretary Charles Clarke wanted to scrap more than 20 forces for reasons that sound very familiar today and ran slap bang into a wall of resistance.
From BBC
They bang into each other, and the pressure in the pot rises, causing the lid to dance.
From Literature
He became a regular on Scott Aukerman’s “Comedy Death-Ray” weekly at Upright Citizens Brigade and the show’s Indie 103.1 radio broadcast, then followed the renamed “Comedy Bang! Bang!” into podcasting and IFC’s 2012 to 2016 TV series.
From Los Angeles Times
Skjei’s shot from the the point came off a feed from Tuevo Teravainen, with the puck zipping past Igor Shesterkin to catch the post and bang into the net.
From Seattle Times
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