bang the door down
bang the door down is the alternative form of bang down the door.
Meaning of bang down the door
Verb
bang down the door (third-person singular simple present bangs down the door, present participle banging down the door, simple past and past participle banged down the door)
- To present oneself as a strong candidate for a role or achievement, explicitly or implicitly.
- "He's proved himself as a handy wingman and forward at VFL level and I'm sure he'll be banging down the door for senior selection next year."2018 Ben Collins, Two rookie Saints earn new contracts Australian Football League, 16 October 2018. Accessed 2 May 2019.
- To demand something.
- “There’s an important role to play on the outside, banging down the door, on bended knee, trying to change the system,” she recounted in an interview in 2018 on the popular hip-hop morning show the Breakfast Club.2019 April 9, Ed Kilgore, Can Progressives Forgive Kamala Harris Her Past Moderation?, New York, retrieved 02 May 2019
Forms of bang the door down
| third-person singular present | bangs the door down |
|---|---|
| present participle | banging the door down |
| past participle | banged the door down |
| past | banged the door down |
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