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  • 71hang back — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you hang back, you move or stay slightly behind a person or group, usually because you are nervous about something. [V P] I saw him step forward momentarily but then hang back, nervously massaging his hands. 2) PHRASAL VERB If… …

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  • 72hang up — 1. n. a problem or concern; an obsession. (Usually hang up.) □ She’s got some serious hang ups about cats. □ I don’t have any hang ups at all. Well, almost none. 2. in. to say no; to cancel out of something. □ I hung up. That’s not for me anyway …

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  • 73hang tough — verb To remain strong willed or brave, especially when experiencing duress or adversity. But Hoop Dreams isnt mainly about sport, or even about life and death in the inner city. Its about families hanging tough on nerve and prayer. Syn: grin and… …

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  • 74hang-up — {n.}, {informal} (stress on hang ) 1. A delay in some process. * /The mail has been late for several days; there must be some hang up with the trucks somewhere./ 2. A neurotic reaction to some life situation probably stemming from a traumatic… …

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  • 75hang-up — {n.}, {informal} (stress on hang ) 1. A delay in some process. * /The mail has been late for several days; there must be some hang up with the trucks somewhere./ 2. A neurotic reaction to some life situation probably stemming from a traumatic… …

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  • 76hang-up — noun informal (stress on hang ) 1. A delay in some process. The mail has been late for several days; there must be some hang up with the trucks somewhere. 2. A neurotic reaction to some life situation probably stemming from a traumatic shock… …

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  • 77hang\ ten — v slang 1. To be an outstanding performer on a surfboard or on a skateboard (referring to the user s ten toes). I bet I am going to be able to hang ten if you let me practice on your skateboard. 2. To be a survivor despite great odds. Don t worry …

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  • 78hang-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 …

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  • 79hang-up — 1) a delay in some process There was a hang up in the construction of the office tower because of the fire. 2) an inhibition, a neurotic reaction to some life situation She has a serious hang up about the dark and is afraid to go out alone at… …

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  • 80hang around — 1. to stay in a place. I don t like to hang around here after dark. He had stupidly hung around just to see what the cops were doing and ended up being arrested! 2. to be with another person. I hate hanging around with her in the mall. It s so… …

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