bang-up

[ bang-uhp ]

/ ˈbæŋˌʌp /

excellent; extraordinary.

Origin of bang-up

First recorded in 1800–10; adj. use of verb phrase bang up

Yes, if only he had gone to Harvard or Yale like our last four presidents, who have done such a bang-up job running the country.

The Sickening Snowden Backlash |Kirsten Powers |June 14, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
After all, the House GOP did a bang-up job of controlling spending when they had unified control of Washington, just a decade ago.

Sequester Misfire: Eric Cantor’s World of Warcraft Nonsense |John Avlon |February 25, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
But of course no visit to Hollywood would be complete without a bang-up, star-studded gala.

Kate & Will’s Starry Night |Isabel Wilkinson |July 10, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
We've got most twelve dollars towards it, an' I know of a man what'll sell out a bang-up good place for a hundred an' fifty.

An Amateur Fireman |James Otis

Editor DeWitt took it for granted she would bring in a bang-up story when she returned to the newspaper office.

Whispering Walls |Mildred A. Wirt
But it's the only one of my half-dozen that has a bang-up bosom.

The Fashionable Adventures of Joshua Craig |David Graham Phillips
There's no use doin' this thing if it ain't done in bang-up style.

Shifting Sands |Sara Ware Bassett
"For a bang-up dinner when you get to London," he whispered.

Paris Vistas |Helen Davenport Gibbons