bang goes something

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"Bang goes something."Is this an inverted sentence?"Something goes bang."Also is this 'bang' an adverb?Also is it used in the US too?Thank you.

Nona the brit · Accepted Answer

Bang goes something is an idiom with a negative sense of 'there goes ....' - whatever the 'it' is has been lost, wasted, spoiled.

"The company didn't make any profit this year"

"Well bang goes MY Christmas bonus then!"

Itasan · Answer

Thank you very much, Nona, for the valuable information with suitable sample sentences.

Adomi · Answer

Hi,

First of all thanks for the explanation of "Bang goes ...."

I have a list of phrases I don't understand and I'd like anyone to help me out :

-Kiss and tell
-Bite off more than you can chew
-Like a chicken with his head cut off
-Caveat emptor
-Blood is thicker than water

Thanks in advance.

Nona the brit · Answer

Kiss and tell - to have *** with someone and then tell tales about it - this often refers to 'kiss and tell' stories in the media when someone sleeps with a celebrity then sells their story.

-Bite off more than you can chew - To take on something you can't cope with.

-Like a chicken with his head cut off - chicken allegedly can run around madly flapping after their heads have been cut off. It means to rush around in a panic.

-Caveat emptor - Latin for 'Buyer Beware'

-Blood is thicker than water - I've never quite understood how this means what it means (the water part) but basically blood (people you are related to, your blood relatives) are more important/reliable than other people.

Adomi · Answer

Thanks Nona, can I bring in others?

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