bang on

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adjective

chiefly British
: exactly correct or appropriate

bang on

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verb

banged on; banging on; bangs on

intransitive verb

British, informal
: to talk repeatedly or continuously about something
usually used with about
I love fatherhood—I could bang on about kids forever.Guy Ritchie

Examples of bang on in a Sentence

Adjective a London theatre critic who can generally be relied upon for his bang on assessments of new plays in the West End
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Adjective
Phoenix and London then bang on a tiny bongo drum as Hilton laughs. Toria Sheffield, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024 Howard then urged Winkler to channel the Fonz and bang on the jukebox behind them both. Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 13 Oct. 2024
Verb
Just that basic knowledge got me pretty close, and no doubt there are a handful of other factors that, when accounted for, get this much closer if not bang on the right number. Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 14 Mar. 2012 Early on a Monday morning, U.S. marshals, heavily armed, backed up by three other police agencies, bang on Brunner’s door, get no answer, then break the door down. Raquel Rutledge, ProPublica, 16 Nov. 2022 See all Example Sentences for bang on 

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1943, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1979, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bang on was in 1943

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“Bang on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bang%20on. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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