See Also: Bang-Bang Play - Baseball(gambling)
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gruelling (oh) and bang-bang (iou)


gruelling (oh)



[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: gruel 'to punish' (1800-1900), from gruel 'Food'; because people were given gruel as a punishment]
very difficult and tiring
::The cast took a break from their gruelling schedule.
::a grueling journey

bang-bang (iou)



bang-bang noun & adjective. Orig. US. M20.
[Redupl. of BANG noun1.]
A. noun. (Repeated) gunfire or explosions; armed combat. M20.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Characterized by gunfire or explosions, or transf. by any rapid and thrilling sequence of events (spec. in Baseball, the near-simultaneous arrival of a runner and the ball at a base). M20.