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banging down the door

banging down the door is the present participle and gerund 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)

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) 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.
  2. 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

Questions about banging down the door

What is banging down the door the present participle and gerund of?
Banging down the door is the present participle and gerund of bang down the door.

Words near banging down the door in the dictionary

  1. banging
  2. banging a uey
  3. banging about
  4. banging around
  5. banging away
  6. banging down the door
  7. banging into
  8. banging like a dunny door
  9. banging like a dunny door in a gale
  10. banging like a shithouse door
  11. banging off

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