bang away

Idioms  

1. Strike repeatedly, as in Mary is always banging away on the piano , or The doorbell must be broken; see who is banging away at the door . [First half of 1800s] Also see bang out .

2. Go ahead; begin or continue. This slangy imperative usually calls merely for energetic action, as in You can start without me—bang away . Also see go to (it) , def. 3.

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Example Sentences

With the match long since won, Glasgow continued to bang away at the Toulon defence and Rowe crossed in the final play to round off a dominant win.

From BBC

"I don't know how I escaped my mum... I used to sneak up there and just bang away at the piano," she says.

From BBC

The writer needed but a few steps to reach the instrument and bang away on the “Tristan” chord to get in the proper mood while writing “Doctor Faustus,” Mann’s controversial late novel about the role of music and art in society.

From Los Angeles Times

“The circumstances are what they are, but we’re just excited to have this opportunity to be playing for potentially the division on Sunday. It’s been a funny year in the NFL, in the NFC East, all of that. You just keep trying to bang away and take advantage of your opportunities, and we certainly have a good one on Sunday.”

From Seattle Times

Kerry told interviewer David Axelrod, the veteran Democratic strategist who now directs the institute, that Biden’s speech was a good start, but added: “He’s got to keep repeating it. He’s going to have to bang away.”

From Washington Post