bang around

verb3

1. •
   To make a lot of percussive noise while moving around.

   • She banged around with those tools all night.
2. •
   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.
3. •
   To beat up, often over time or repeatedly.

   • He's been banging her around since they got married.