bang up
Example Sentences
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Listening to this book puts one in mind of Dylan’s verdict on Elvis Costello’s work: “Too many thoughts, way too wordy. Too many ideas that just bang up together.”
From Washington Post • Dec. 14, 2022
I was captain and we were bang up for that one, I can assure you.
From BBC • Nov. 26, 2022
He might have a dig, but instead finds Kane who tries to turn ... but finds Rice bang up in his grille, the tackle is swift and effective.
From The Guardian • Mar. 20, 2022
You did a bang up job when you took the helm.
From Slate • May 11, 2021
I took a rag out of my tote sack and wrapped the knife in it so’s it wouldn’t bang up ’gainst none of my chunking stones.
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
