I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
queer bashing
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
head
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Oh, and you'd better reassure her that I didn't bash in his head for him.
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In those days to succeed in politics you sometimes had to bash in a few heads .
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He bashed me over the head and took out a knife to threaten me.
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After a while they kidnap and murder a young boy for kicks, bashing him over the head with a blunt instrument.
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He says it makes you feel like bashing your head against a brick wall.
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We are just a grander version of that beetle bashing its head in a box at the sound of a tapped pencil.
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Less practical is physical destruction like squashing or bashing them on the head .
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Tired of bashing my head against a brick wall!
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be (like) banging/bashing etc your head against a brick wall
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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I put the box on the floor and gave it a good bash with my hammer, but it still wouldn't open.
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I told him I'd bashed his head in if he ever touched her again.
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If the television stops working, just bash it a couple of times -- that usually helps.
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The local newspaper has recently been bashing the city's court system.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Get together a range of things to bash .
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He bashed me over the head and took out a knife to threaten me.
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International media outlets consistently bashed the organization, transportation and infrastructure problems of these Games.
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Then I became friendly with two boys, one eleven and the other twelve, and bashed my way to equality.
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Tired of bashing my head against a brick wall!
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
birthday
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They got out a bag containing balloons and presents for Harry's birthday bash , which will be held without his parents.
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After an eight-day Wyoming vacation and his birthday bashes , Clinton returns to work Tuesday.
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The £300 party was a far cry from Brooklyn's £10,000 first birthday bash .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The band are flying out to Ibiza tonight for a huge four-day celebrity bash .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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After an eight-day Wyoming vacation and his birthday bashes, Clinton returns to work Tuesday.
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Guests were asked to bring sleeping bags for the two-day bash .
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How about another music industry bash , for instance?
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The New West up at Ina and I-10 offers a $ 3, 000 grand prize at their bash !
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They got out a bag containing balloons and presents for Harry's birthday bash , which will be held without his parents.