bang into

1. Strike heavily so as to drive in; also, persuade. For example, I've been banging nails into the siding all day , or I can't seem to bang it into his head that time is precious . The literal usage dates from the mid-1500s, the figurative from the second half of the 1800s. Also see bump into .

2. Crash noisily into, collide with, as in A clumsy fellow, Bill was always banging into furniture . [Early 1700s]

Example Sentences

Skjei’s shot from the the point came off a feed from Tuevo Teravainen, with the puck zipping past Igor Shesterkin to catch the post and bang into the net.

From Seattle Times

“So thank you,” she continues calmly as the staples loudly bang into the wood, “and I hope that you all think good thoughts, and we get through all of this. They seem hell-bent on destroying me for whatever reason. And it's very, very unfair.”

From Salon

And then he went long on the par-5 fifth, only to watch his chip bang into the pin and stop inches away for the easiest birdie of all.

From Washington Times

And then he went long on the par-5 fifth, only to watch his chip bang into the pin and stop inches away for the easiest birdie of all.

From Seattle Times

“You are harnessed in a way that if anything happens, it will catch your weight. But of course, you don’t want that to happen because you still bang into things and get bruised.”

From Los Angeles Times

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