bang down the door

Meaning: (idiomatic,colloquial)To present oneself as a strong candidate for a role or achievement, explicitly or implicitly.2018Ben Collins,Two rookie Saints earn new contractsAustralian Football League, 16 October 2018. Accessed 2 May 2019."He's proved himself as a handy wingman and forward at VFL level and I'm sure he'll bebanging down the doorfor senior selection next year."; To demand something.2019April 9, Ed Kilgore,Can Progressives Forgive Kamala Harris Her Past Moderation?‎[1], New York, retrieved2 May 2019:“There’s an important role to play on the outside,banging down the door, on bended knee, trying to change the system,” she recounted in an interview in 2018 on the popular hip-hop morning show the Breakfast Club.

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