hang+about

  • 81hang back — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms hang back : present tense I/you/we/they hang back he/she/it hangs back present participle hanging back past tense hung back past participle hung back to not do something immediately because you are not… …

    English dictionary

  • 82hang-up — /ˈhæŋ ʌp / (say hang up) noun Colloquial unease, inhibition, or conflict in an individual: *he s carrying a double load with the problem of his physical size and his hang up about being half Chinese. –c.j. koch, 1978 …

  • 83hang a right — tv. to turn right. □ Hang a right about here. □ I told him to hang a right at the next corner, but he went on …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 84hang out — {v.} 1. {slang} To spend your time idly or lounging about. * /The teacher complained that Joe was hanging out in poolrooms instead of doing his homework./ Compare: HANG AROUND(1). 2. {slang} To live; reside. * /Two policemen stopped the stranger… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 85hang out — {v.} 1. {slang} To spend your time idly or lounging about. * /The teacher complained that Joe was hanging out in poolrooms instead of doing his homework./ Compare: HANG AROUND(1). 2. {slang} To live; reside. * /Two policemen stopped the stranger… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 86hang off — Synonyms and related words: blench, boggle, demur, falter, fight shy of, flinch, hang back, have qualms, hesitate, hold off, make bones about, pause, pull back, quail, recoil, scruple, shrink, shy, shy at, stick at, stickle, strain, waver, wince …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 87hang\ out — v 1. slang To spend your time idly or lounging about. The teacher complained that Joe was hanging out in poolrooms instead of doing his homework. Compare: hang around(1) 2. slang To live; reside. Two policemen stopped the stranger and asked him… …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 88hang-up — noun Louie has a hang up about dirty windows Syn: neurosis, phobia, preoccupation, fixation, obsession, idée fixe; inhibition, mental block, psychological block, block, difficulty; informal complex, thing, bee in one s bonnet …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 89hang out one’s shingle (to) —  Start a business, announce the opening of a business.  ► “Merchants that hang out an electronic shingle in cyberspace don’t have to worry about shelf space and can target their marketing to interested customers at a fraction of the cost.” (Wall… …

    American business jargon

  • 90hang one on — tv. to get drunk. □ Fred was hacked and went out to hang one on. □ Fred hangs one on about once a month …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions