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]

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