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hang out one's shingle

[hang out one's shingle] {v. phr.}, {informal} To give public notice of the opening of an office, especially a doctor's or lawyer's office, by putting up a small signboard. * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

hang-up

[hang-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./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[hang it (all)] {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 […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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