[hang back] or [hang off] or [hang behind] {v. phr.} 1. To stay some distance behind or away, be unwilling to move forward. * /Mary offered the little girl candy, […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

hang on

[hang on] {v.} 1. To hold on to something, usually tightly. * /Jack almost fell off the cliff, but managed to hang on until help came./ Syn.: [HOLD ON] (1). […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

hang up

[hang 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 Dictionary of American Idioms

hang around

[hang around] {v.}, {informal} 1. To pass time or stay near without any real purpose or aim; loaf near or in. * /The principal warned the students not to hang […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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(1922-1995) English author It is no wonder that people are so horrible when they start life as children.

hell and high water

[hell and high water] {n. phr.} Troubles or difficulties of any kind. * /After John's father died he went through hell and […]

put someone on

[put someone on] {v.} To play a joke on someone by saying or doing things that are only pretense; kid. * /When the voice on […]