phrasal verb

Bang up

Letter BInseparable

2Sections

Put someone in prison

Meanings

  • Put someone in prison (separable [optional], British English)
  • Damage badly (separable [optional], International English)

Examples

  • The judge BANGED him UP for eight years.
  • He BANGED his car UP last night.

Related

bang + …Same base verb… + upSame particle

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