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  • 121hang — Australian Slang 1. used to add emphasis to a statement: I ll be hanged if I do ; 2. frequent; spend time in: to hang in Indonesia for a while ; 3. place one frequently socialises at; one s hang out …

    English dialects glossary

  • 122hang up — v. (D; intr.) to hang up on (she hung up on me) ( she broke off her telephone conversation with me ) * * * [ hæŋ ʌp] (D; intr.) to hang up on ( she broke off her telephone conversation with me ; she hung up on me) …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 123hang — [OE] Hang is a general Germanic verb, represented also in German and Dutch hangen and Swedish hānga. These point back to a prehistoric Germanic *khang , which some have linked with the Latin verb cunctārī ‘deal’. Hanker [17] (which originally… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 124hang — I v To spend time with. I m going down to the pizza parlor andhang with the gang. 1980s II n Knack, understanding. Hang! I just can t get the hang of tying my shoes. 1840s …

    Historical dictionary of American slang

  • 125hang\ it — interj. informal An exclamation used to express annoyance or disappointment. Oh, hang it! I forgot to bring the book I wanted to show you. Hang it all, why don t you watch where you re going? …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 126hang\ up — v 1. To place on a hook, peg, or hanger. When the children come to school, they hang up their coats in the cloakroom. 2a. To place a telephone receiver back on its hook and break the connection. Carol s mother told her she had talked long enough… …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 127hang-up — n a neurosis, obsession. From the image of being hung on a hook. This beatnik term was seized upon by the hippies to describe the concerns of the straight world. Unlike many contemporary terms, hang up has not dated significantly and is still in… …

    Contemporary slang

  • 128hang-up n — 1) And don t forget about the telecoms engineer who was committed to an asylum...They said he had too many hang ups. 2) As to teenagers, clothes are definitely one of their hang ups …

    English expressions