# M; ifc : His name was being bandied about as a future prime minister.

bane /bein/ noun [sing.] the ~ of sb/sth something that causes trouble and makes people unhappy ffc g It ( I&7'l& ) W7#/: The neighbours’ kids are the bane of my life.

bane ful /‘beinfl/ adj. (literary) evil or causing evil f|5SI

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bang /baerj/ verb, noun, adv., exclamation m verb 1 ~ (on) sth to hit sth in a way that makes a loud noise M. M; ® :  [VN] The baby was banging the table

with his spoon. 7 k ilS It M fT lr # 7« 0 [V] She banged on the door angrily. ttljfc^Jl&WWfTrio o note at hit 2 to close sth or to be closed with a loud noise ( fE--- ) WWAlt tYITl slam: [VN] Don’t bang the door when you go out! ft! O [V] A window was banging somewhere (= opening and closing noisily), ft7ifeAWHo [V-ADJ] The door banged shut behind her. jffe.it} AfeffBnW tfe— 7 A± 7 <= 3 [VN +adv./prep.] to put sth somewhere

suddenly and violently      Wife—#5 EKEIslam: He

banged the money down on the counter. ffefE^ftf&^± W ife — o 0 She banged saucepans around irritably. jffe H M ife JE % W W A» 4 [VN] to hit sth, especially

a part of the body, against sth by accident 5$ Si; fii PH71 bump :        She tripped and banged her knee on the

desk.        5 [VN] {taboo, slang)

(of a man J§f4) to have sex with a woman fel ( A'I4 ) '14^ rT^T?7i see drum n., head n. BHIBi .bang a1 bout/ a'round to move around noisily      AA:

We could hear the kids banging around upstairs. #1 ft .bang 'into sth to

crash into or hit sth by mistake ( 777' )

I banged into a chair and hurt my leg. ficfiPJft 7±,, .bang 'on about sth (BrE, informal) to talk a lot about sth in a boring way n§ 50; M. 9U ECC1 go on : He keeps banging on about his new job. jfe&^'&Tife^ 50ffeJI77§T7fA .bang sb~up {BrE, informal) to put sb in prison       fE^AiM .bang sth~'up

"(NAmE, informal) to damage or injure sth §£J7; WiM m noun 1 a sudden loud noise ^ W Iel B|tO:      The door

swung shut with a bang. HWife—feA-t70 0 Suddenly there was a loud bang and a puff of smoke. AM—

H|r] ,       H iB o — see also big bang 2 a sudden

painful blow on a part of the body (   vW )

ft, MiM, SEA: a bang on the head AlfefiA 3 bangs [pi.] (NAmE) = fringe(I) 4 = bhang 5 (informal, computing if) the symbol (!)          iT51771 .bang for your

'buck {NAmE, informal) if you get more, better, etc. bang for your buck, you get better value for the money you spend or the effort you put in to sth 7s

with a 'bang (informal) 1 very successfully  : The party went with a bang.

7 ft HI ft o 2 in a way that everyone notices; with a powerful effect 31A &. i ;  The team won

their last four games, ending the season with a bang.

more at earth n., slap adv.

adv. {informal, especially BrE) exactly; completely IEW; A:feife: Our computers are bang up to date. 7c fH Wife o My estimate was bang on target. W 0 You’re bang on time, as usual.

#—j#, 7 & jfi o see also slap bang at slap adv.

bang goes sth {BrE, informal) used when you say that sth you hoped to have or achieve is no longer possible ( # tjg ^ ) W A :      Bang went my hopes of

promotion. 3$WWW#i?$A70 go 'bang {informal) to burst or explode with a loud noise; to make a sudden loud noise -j§; M'ft', “M. fe El R|r] : A balloon suddenly went bang. — R        M Wife — r‘B 7 . —more at

right n.

m exclamation used to show the sound of sth loud, like a gun (        ) W: ‘Bang, bang, you’re dead!’

shouted the little boy. ' “ W ! W ! # JE 7 ! ” 7 B ®

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.banged 'up adj. {NAmE, informal) injured or damaged 3175 W; W W :        Two days after the accident she still

looked pretty banged up. ipAJtMAWAJa jtfe#±AA^MJ3

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