Meaning of bang down the door | Babel Free
Definitions
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To present oneself as a strong candidate for a role or achievement, explicitly or implicitly. colloquial, idiomatic
- To demand something.
Examples
“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.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.