bung in
To force something into a place or thing. A noun or pronoun can be used between "bung" and "in." Don't just bung in the key—you might break the lock! To bung in this nail, you really need to put some muscle behind it. Would you quit bunging more stuff in? The suitcase is full!
bung up
To injure or damage someone or something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "bung" and "up." That car accident really bunged my back up. My car is still bunged up from the accident—I really need to take it to the mechanic. Good luck getting the screen door to close all the way. Those high winds last night seem to have bunged it up.
bunged up
Injured or damaged. My back is still bunged up from that car accident a few months ago My car is all bunged up from the accident—I really need to take it to the mechanic. The screen door is bunged up from those high winds last night, so good luck getting it to close all the way.
bunghole
1. The mouth. I'll punch him right in the bunghole if he doesn't stop spreading such nasty rumors. I feel so bad for him—he took a line-drive to the bunghole and had to get his jaw wired back together at the hospital. Listen, pal, if you don't shut your bunghole, I'll shut it for you!
2. vulgar slang The anus. Dude, I'm never eating spicy food again. It's like I have fire coming out of my bunghole! That bout of diarrhea wreaked havoc on my bunghole, I'll tell you that much.
go bung
1. To die. Primarily heard in Australia, New Zealand. If people start to go bung, then we've got a real health crisis on our hands. Ew, you saw a mouse? Well, I hope it suddenly goes bung so I don't have to deal with it! No, I am absolutely not eating that. I'd rather go bung than eat frog's legs!
2. To fall apart or fail, especially financially. Primarily heard in Australia, New Zealand. Our business will go bung if we don't make some big sales this quarter. I'm not surprised that place went bung—I'd heard that the CEO was embezzling money. Your company will go bung if you keep spending so much on a lavish office space.
spare at the spigot and spill at the bung
To be frugal with trivial matters and reckless with more significant ones. The phrase describes the incongruity of turning off water at the spigot but leaving the bung, or stopper, off the reservoir. A: "Dad never lets us turn the heat up in the winter because it's too expensive, yet he ignores any problem around the house until it becomes a major repair." B: "I know, he always spares at the spigot and spills at the bung." I know you like to spare at the spigot and spill at the bung, but you would save so much money in the long run if you got a new car, instead of repairing all these nagging issues.
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bung something in
to cram or bang something into something. He bunged the cork into the barrel. With a heavy blow, he bunged in the cork.
bung something up
to damage someone or something by blows. Don't let the watermelon roll around in the trunk of your car. You don't want to bung it up. Last time I put up the storm windows, I really bunged up my hands.
bunged up
battered or bruised. It used to be a nice table, but it got all bunged up. What happened to Jane? Her face was bunged up.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.