bangs down the door
Pounds until open
Bangs down the door means to knock loudly and persistently, demanding entry or attention.
The phrase suggests urgency or aggression—someone who won't be ignored: Creditors were banging down the door.
Figuratively, it describes overwhelming demand or opportunity seeking entry: With skills like that, companies will be banging down your door.
- insistAssert with determination
- smashBreak violently apart
- breakInterrupt continuity
- knockStrike-produced sound
- burstBreak apart suddenly
pound · demand · kick · kick in · clamor · barrier · push · ram · threshold · obstacle · batter · battering ram · storm · storm in · entryway · shove · strike · portal
assertiveness/presence
bangs down the doorbacks off
Withdraws from pressure
hangs back · holds back · shrinks back · defers · melts away
bang, bangs, banged, banging, banger, bangers, down, downed, downing