bang on

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adjective

Synonyms of bang on next

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

For a softer take, try mixing fabrics and textures; suede cowboy boots can soften a statement leather outfit while remaining bang on trend. —

Alicia Lansom, refinery29.com, 18 Oct. 2024 Supporters of then-President Donald Trump bang on glass where election absentee ballots are counted at Detroit's TCF Center on Nov. 4, 2020. —

Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 15 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