bang away
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bang away (third-person singular simple present bangs away, present participle banging away, simple past and past participle banged away)
- (idiomatic, intransitive) to strike or hit repeatedly
- bang away on the drums
- (idiomatic, intransitive) to work tirelessly
- I've been banging away at the essay for ages, but it still isn't finished.
- (idiomatic, intransitive) to constantly and irritatingly talk (about)
- My folks keep banging away at me to study harder.
Synonyms[edit]
(constantly and irritatingly talk):
Translations[edit]
to work tirelessly