bang away

draufloshämmern, fortwährend schlagen

Immer wieder auf etwas schlagen, meist mit lautem Geräusch.

In einfachem Englisch: To keep hitting something, usually making a loud noise.

• He banged away on the drums.
• The children were banging away on an old piano.
• Who is banging away at the metal gate?

So benutzt man es: bang away on/at something (Someone was banging away at the door.)

Synonyme: pound, hammer

Häufige Wendungen: bang away loudly, bang away on something

unermüdlich arbeiten, sich abmühen

Lange Zeit beharrlich und mit großem Einsatz an etwas arbeiten.

In einfachem Englisch: To keep working hard at something for a long time.

• I banged away at the essay.
• She has been banging away at that project for weeks.
• We kept banging away until the work was done.

So benutzt man es: bang away at something (He has been banging away at his report all morning.)

Synonyme: plug away, work away, toil

Häufige Wendungen: bang away at something, bang away all day

ständig nörgeln, immer wieder reden über

Ständig über etwas reden oder etwas verlangen und anderen damit auf die Nerven gehen.

In einfachem Englisch: To keep talking about something or demanding something in an annoying way.

• He bangs away about his taxes.
• My parents keep banging away at me to study.
• She banged away about the same complaint throughout dinner.

So benutzt man es: bang away about something (He keeps banging away about the parking rules.); bang away at someone to do something (They bang away at me to get a better job.)

Synonyme: go on, nag, harp on

Häufige Wendungen: bang away about something, bang away at someone