Collocations for "bang"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "bang" in context.
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bang
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- heard a [loud, sudden, startling] bang
- The bang was [loud].
- The bang [scared, startled] me.
- was [scared] by the bang
- jumped at the bang
- jumped at the sound of the bang
- [hid, cowered, took refuge] from the loud bangs
- the bangs of the [fireworks, grenades, explosions]
- heard the bang from a gunshot
- The door [shut, closed] with a bang.
- a bang from [outside, the basement]
- The [car, door, explosion] made a loud bang.
- What was that bang?
- [in, during] the Big Bang
- the Big Bang of the universe
- The universe was created in the Big Bang.
- a nasty bang on the [head, elbow, arm]
- The [show, match, event] started with a bang.
- The bang has [gone, fizzled] out of [their performance, the show, these events].
- (long, straight, curly) bangs covering her forehead
- brushed her bangs back
- slang: gets a bang out of (watching) [mud wrestling, women's soccer]
- sexually explicit: [need, could use] a good bang
- drugs: took a bang on the [joint, bong]
- banged (hard) on the [door, window, table, drum]
- banged his [knee, head, arm]
- banged her [knee] on the [table, wall, car]
- banged her [knee] against the [table]
- UK: she is (always) banging on about [football, her job, politics]
- bang in a nail
- bang a nail into the [wall, wood]
- she (accidentally) banged into [him, the wall, another car]
- banged their heads together
- banging away on his [work, novel, assignment]
- bang out [a novel, an article, a report]
- sexually explicit, slang: he banged her
- sexually explicit, slang: he is banging her
- and bang, it was all [over, done]
- and bang, it hit me!
- and bang, I realized (that)
- heard a [loud, sudden, startling] bang
- The bang was [loud].
- The bang [scared, startled] me.
- was [scared] by the bang
- jumped at the bang
- jumped at the sound of the bang
- [hid, cowered, took refuge] from the loud bangs
- the bangs of the [fireworks, grenades, explosions]
- heard the bang from a gunshot
- The door [shut, closed] with a bang.
- a bang from [outside, the basement]
- The [car, door, explosion] made a loud bang.
- What was that bang?
- [in, during] the Big Bang
- the Big Bang of the universe
- The universe was created in the Big Bang.
- a nasty bang on the [head, elbow, arm]
- The [show, match, event] started with a bang.
- The bang has [gone, fizzled] out of [their performance, the show, these events].
- (long, straight, curly) bangs covering her forehead
- brushed her bangs back
- slang: gets a bang out of (watching) [mud wrestling, women's soccer]
- sexually explicit: [need, could use] a good bang
- drugs: took a bang on the [joint, bong]
- banged (hard) on the [door, window, table, drum]
- banged his [knee, head, arm]
- banged her [knee] on the [table, wall, car]
- banged her [knee] against the [table]
- UK: she is (always) banging on about [football, her job, politics]
- bang in a nail
- bang a nail into the [wall, wood]
- she (accidentally) banged into [him, the wall, another car]
- banged their heads together
- banging away on his [work, novel, assignment]
- bang out [a novel, an article, a report]
- sexually explicit, slang: he banged her
- sexually explicit, slang: he is banging her
- UK: bang on [50 pounds, 10 o'clock]
- UK: [he, the train] arrived bang on time
- UK: bring [your wardrobe, coverage, the technology] bang up-to-date
- slang, UK: put him bang to rights
- slang, UK: you're bang on the money
- slang, UK: [he, that] was bang out of order!
- and bang, it was all [over, done]
- and bang, it hit me!
- and bang, I realized (that)
'bang' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bang for your buck
- buck
- cellar
- cockpit
- conclude
- downstairs
- loud
- order
- shut
- slap
- sudden
- tremendous