bang in (sick)

bang in

1. To strike and dent something. That rogue shopping cart banged in the passenger side door of my car. Look at that dent! Which one of you banged in the door? It seems I banged in my bumper when I accidentally backed into our trash cans.

2. To score a goal. Their goalie made the initial save, but our trailing defenseman banged in the rebound. He's no flashy finesse player—he's one of those guys who will get into scrums in front of the net and bang in goals that way. How did Williams manage to bang in that rebound? Let's go to the replay!

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bang in (sick)

To inform one's employer that one will be absent due to illness (real or feigned). That virus has totally decimated my staff—only two people are in the office today because the rest banged in sick! If you really want to go to the beach tomorrow, just bang in. I'm not one to bang in sick, but I had to today—I've had a splitting headache since last night.

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bang something in

to crush something; to dent or collapse something. Who banged the side of the washing machine in? Who banged in the side of the washing machine?

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bang in

verb

See bang in sick

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bang in (sick)

in. to call in sick. Two more people just banged in sick!

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