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Bang on about
Keep talking about something
“He's always BANGING ON ABOUT football.”
Bang out
Play a musical instrument loudly
“She BANGED the tune OUT on the piano.”
Bang up
Put someone in prison
“The judge BANGED him UP for eight years.”
Bank on
Count or rely on
“I'm BANKING ON your help; I can't do it alone.”
Bargain down
Persuade someone to drop the price of something they're selling
“I BARGAINED her DOWN to half what she originally wanted.”
Bargain for
Expect something to happen (usually negative)
“I hadn't BARGAINED FOR so many people coming.”
Bargain on
Expect something to happen (usually negative)
“I hadn't BARGAINED ON him coming.”
Barge in
Enter a place and interrupt
“He keeps BARGING IN and asking stupid questions when I'm trying to work.”
Barge into
Enter a place and interrupt people rudely
“They BARGED INTO my office without knocking and started talking even though I was on the phone.”
Bash about
Mistreat physically
“If you BASH your monitor ABOUT like that, it won't last long.”
Bash in
Break, damage or injure by hitting
“The burglars BASHED the door IN to enter the house.”
Bash out
Write something quickly without much preparation
“I BASHED the essay OUT the night before I had to hand it in.”
Bash up
Break, damage or hurt by hitting
“They BASHED him UP in the fight in the pub last week and he had to go to hospital.”
Bawl out
Scold, shout at someone
“She BAWLED me OUT for coming home drunk.”
Be after
Try to find or get
“The police ARE AFTER him because of the theft.”
Be along
Arrive
“The next bus should BE ALONG in the next quarter of an hour or so.”
Be away
Be elsewhere; on holiday, etc.
“She's AWAY on business for three weeks.”
Be cut out for
Be suitable, have the necessary qualities
“She's not CUT OUT FOR this kind of work.”
Be cut up
Be upset
“She was very CUT UP about coming second as she thought she deserved to win.”
Be down
Be depressed
“He's BEEN DOWN since his partner left him.”
Be down on
Have negative feelings toward someone
“After the argument, James is DOWN ON his boss.”
Be down with
Be ill
“Gul is DOWN WITH some bug and is off work today.”
Be fed up
Be bored, upset or sick of something
“I AM FED UP of his complaints.”
Be in
Be at home or at work
“They ARE never IN; I always get their answerphone.”