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To do something quickly, in a slipshod, or unprofessional manner.
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The band were banging out a vaguely recognisable version of the Star Spangled Banner.
Submitted on September 01, 2012
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- and then some
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- bad egg
- bells and whistles
- cream of the crop
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- eat one's words
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- lion
- not half bad
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