Phrasal Verb Fun

bang
(bang, banged, banged)
This is not usually a verb on its own. A bang is any loud sudden noise.
bang on, bang on about
This is an impolite way of describing somebody who is talking, talking,
talking about something so boring that you stopped listening a long ago.
This
on
means 'continue' like
go on
or
carry on
.
'Oh,dear,' said Spoiled Suzy. 'That was my dad on the phone. He is
always banging on about me being late home at night.'
BANG ON
Two-word verb without an object
No problem
BANG ON ABOUT
Three-word verb
No problem.
bang up
I haven't had the experience myself, but I have heard that you never forget
the bang of the prison gate when it closes behind you as you go in. Up
often means the end. When you are banged
up
you are not going
anywhere for a long time.
Usually this is passive.
Charlie the Coker was banged up for fifteen years.
Two-word verb without an object
No problem.