Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bang down the door

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.24 in modern English

Syllables: bang -down the -door
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To present oneself as a strong candidate for a role or achievement, explicitly or implicitly.

Colloquial

verb

To demand something.

Example Sentences

"2018 Ben Collins, Two rookie Saints earn new contracts Australian Football League, 16 October 2018. Accessed 2 May 2019. "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.""
"“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."

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

bangs down the door (present, singular) banging down the door (participle, present) banged down the door (participle, past) banged down the door (past) bang on the door (alternative) bang the door down (alternative)

Questions

What does bang down the door mean?: To present oneself as a strong candidate for a role or achievement, explicitly or implicitly.

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