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What does "bang into" mean?
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Crash noisily into, collide with, as in A clumsy fellow, Bill was always banging into furniture. [Early 1700s]
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Strike heavily so as to drive in; also, persuade. For example, I've been banging nails into the siding all day, or I can't seem to bang it into his head that time is precious. The literal usage dates from the mid-1500s, the figurative from the second half of the 1800s. Also see bump into.