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
He didn’t look at it or nothing, he just stuck it in his pocket and I heard it bang up against some silver dollars.
From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis
