bang-up job
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4.2
- noun
- Informal
:
excelente trabajo
- You guys are doing a bang-up job!
- bang-up job so far
So like, I don't know that I've ever done a bang up job.
- So like, I don't know that I've ever done a bang up job.
- This time around, however, they did quite frankly a pretty bang up job.
- We could collect to our hearts content and we could really do a bang up job.
Examples
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And Amazon is doing a bang-up job on this in the US.
Blog text (30) -
In fact, you really do a bang-up job, and it shows in so many ways...
Blog text (25) -
Well, the first agent you sent did a real bang-up job.
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That was a bang-up job.
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"I heard you did a bang-up job yesterday with the media.
Fiction book (1995) -
Well, you did a bang-up job.
Fiction book (1990) -
Your generation has done a bang-up job!
Blog text (27) -
You're doing a bang-up job here, Dominic.
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You're doing a bang-up job, kiddo.
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You guys are doing a bang-up job!
Synonyms
284
1.0
To praise someone for doing a task well
23
1.9
Very good work that impresses people
1
8.8
Very good work that impresses other people
A very successful event or product that people praise
Antonyms
1
3.6
A poor quality building or repair that fails soon because people are careless
How Good
23
1.9
- Informal
15
4.2
- Informal
284
1.0
487
2.3
- Informal
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'bang-up' (exceptionally good) modifies 'job' (task/work), yielding 'an exceptionally good piece of work.' This adjective + noun combination is a straightforward, cross-linguistically common pattern (though colloquial), so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words can derive the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The phrase bang-up job may come from the picture of a loud bang with up to make it stronger, like finishing a task with a big, impressive noise. That's why it means 'excellent'.