bang around

English

bang around (third-person singular simple present bangs around, present participle banging around, simple past and past participle banged around)

(intransitive) To make a lot of percussive noise while moving around.
She banged around with those tools all night.
(transitive) To spend time in a place; to linger.
After meeting up with Simon, the two of us banged around the neighborhood.

This issue has been banging around in the popular imagination for a while.
(transitive) To beat up, often over time or repeatedly.
He's been banging her around since they got married.