bang into

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.

In addition to the idioms beginning with bang

• bang away
• bang for the buck
• bang into
• bang one’s head against
• bang out
• bang up

also see:

• beat (bang) one’s head against the wall
• get a bang out of
• go over big (with a bang)
• more bang for the buck