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bang-up performance

bang-up performance

5.5
A great performance that impresses people
  • noun
  • Informal
translation icon : actuación sobresaliente
  • The actor gave a bang-up performance in the lead role, earning a standing ovation.

Examples

  • She was nervous beforehand, but she delivered a bang-up performance at the piano recital.

  • Everyone agreed that the choir's bang-up performance made the evening unforgettable.

  • What a bang-up performance!

  • The actor delivered a bang-up performance last night!

  • Everyone agreed that the choir's bang-up performance made the evening unforgettable.

  • She was nervous beforehand, but she delivered a bang-up performance at the piano recital.

  • The actor gave a bang-up performance in the lead role, earning a standing ovation.

Synonyms

bang
vsbang-up performance
  • US
77 4.4

An event that is very successful and impressive

is used for a remarkable execution rather than an event
fantastic job
vsbang-up performance
23 1.9

Very good work that impresses people

is more informal and vivid in everyday praise
bang-up job
vsbang-up performance
  • Informal
15 4.2

A piece of work that is done very well

is about an impressive public presentation rather than completed work
dynamite performance
vsbang-up performance
  • Informal
4.6

A very impressive show that excites the audience

is similar but carries a slightly milder energetic tone
smackeroo
vsbang-up performance
  • Informal
9.9

A very successful event or product that people praise

is the more standard, less slangy way to praise achievement

Antonyms

failure
557 1.3

Not reaching what was planned or expected

pitiful performance
1 3.7

A very bad show that makes people feel disappointed

How Impressive

bang-up performance
  • Informal
5.5
impressive
584 3.4

Surface Forms

bang-up performance singular
bang-up performances plural

Morphology

bang-up + performance

The adjective 'bang-up' is defined as 'exceptionally good', so combining it with 'performance' yields a straightforward adjective+noun meaning 'an excellent performance'. This is a direct compositional pattern (Adj + N) that a learner who knows both constituents can readily understand.

Etymology

Bang-up performance comes from the image of a loud bang with up added to make that bang bigger. One popular story says a 'bang' was a striking hit and up showed it was extra good, so a bang-up performance feels like a powerful, attention-grabbing moment and means 'excellent' or 'very impressive'.