bash about

English

Verb

to bash about (phrasal verb)

1. To physically damage something or assault someone

• 1987, E. Ann Kaplan, Rocking Around the Clock, page 61:

  Deafening sounds drive out the words, and the performers leap violently about the stage, often bashing about their instruments and microphones.

Usage notes

• In all senses the object may appear before or after the particle. If the object is a pronoun, then it must be before the particle.