bang on
Britishadjective
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with absolute accuracy
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excellent or excellently
Example Sentences
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A guy and a girl sit squashed next to each other on its bench, laughing as they bang on it, pretending like they know what they’re doing.
From Literature
You know, 99% of the time he got it bang on, didn't he?
From BBC
"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
Cubans bang on pots and pans whenever the electricity has been off too long, especially in Havana.
A head-spinning session ended with more of a whimper than a bang on Tuesday.
From Barron's
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