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hang by a threadTo be in danger, calling for precise caution. To be in a precarious situation.Rate it:

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Hanging by a ThreadTo remain in insecure and risky situation, to take help of a very small to secure youRate it:

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thread the needleA game in which children stand in a row, joining hands, and in which the outer one, still holding his neighbour, runs between the others.Rate it:

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thread the needleTo find harmony or strike a balance between conflicting forces, interests, etc. Normally used to indicate the difficulty of doing so; also, sarcastically, for a failed attempt.Rate it:

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hang (hang with)Spend time in the company of someone.Rate it:

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hang a ralphMake a right turn while driving a vehicle.Rate it:

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hang your hat on thatAssume or take credit for an idea, suggestion, phrase, development, creation, invention, proclamation, prediction, accomplishment, result, acceptance at large for your creation, art.performance et al:Rate it:

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give him enough rope and he'll hang himselfIf one gives someone enough freedom of action, they may destroy themselves by foolish actions.Rate it:

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hang outTo spend time doing nothing in particular.Rate it:

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hang onTo hold, grasp, or grip.Rate it:

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hang aboutTo stay, linger or loiter.Rate it:

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hang aroundTo stay, linger or loiter.Rate it:

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you can hang your hat on thatIt's something to put faith in, to rely upon or trust (when used in a positive connotation).Rate it:

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hang inTo remain in a particular place or status.Rate it:

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hang on every wordTo be completely attentive to what another person is saying.Rate it:

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hang one on!Ejaculation by imbiber/drinker/Alcoholic: 'Get Drunk'; 'Get Smashed', {Drink to excess}Rate it:

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hang upTo terminate a phone call.Rate it:

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hang upTo put up to hang.Rate it:

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one may as well hang for a sheep as a lambIf one is going to commit a sin, it may as well be a major one as a minor one.Rate it:

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hang onTo pay close attention.Rate it:

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get the hang ofTo learn to handle something with some skill, through practice or diligence, which can lead to an almost unconscious performance thereof.Rate it:

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hang out one's shingleTo open an office or business, especially in a profession.Rate it:

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hang the moonTo place the moon in the sky: used as an example of a superlative act attributed to someone viewed with uncritical or excessive awe, reverence, or infatuation.Rate it:

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hang upring offRate it:

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home is where you hang your hatRather than feeling nostalgic or sentimental, one should simply accept any place where one happens to reside as one's home.1948, Ruth L. Yorck, "D.P.Rate it:

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go hangTo be cursed; to be unworthy of notice or bother.Rate it:

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hang a legHesitate; hang back.Rate it:

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hang a louieMake a left turn while driving a vehicle.Rate it:

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hang a ueyTo make a U-turn turn while driving a vehicle.Rate it:

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hang an arseTo hang back, to be afraid to advance.Rate it:

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hang backTo wait; to falter; to avoid proceeding through reluctance.Rate it:

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hang fiveTo perform a longboard move where the surfer goes to the front of the board and rides from there, one foot on the nose and the five toes of that foot extended out over the front of the nose, the other foot placed further back.Rate it:

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hang heavyOf time or a time period: to seem to pass slowly; to crawl.Rate it:

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hang in the balanceTo be in a precarious situation, unsure of the future.Rate it:

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Hang in ThereTo stay affirmed on your decision or opinion, to not lose faith or determinationRate it:

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hang lowTo droop or sag heavily; to remain at a low altitude.Rate it:

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hang onTo keep; to store something for someone.Rate it:

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hang onwaitRate it:

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hang one's hatLiteral meaning.Rate it:

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hang one's hatTo call a place home.Rate it:

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hang ontoto keepRate it:

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hang out to dryTo attach washing to a clothesline to dry.Rate it:

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hang out to dryTo abandon someone who is in need or in danger.Rate it:

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hang out withTo spend time with friends, doing nothing in particular.Rate it:

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Hang Out Your ShingleTo establish your own personal office and put a sign board over the entranceRate it:

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hang overto be threatening, to be imminentRate it:

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hang paperTo write a bad check.Rate it:

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hang tenSurfing reference;Rate it:

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hang togetherTo remain united; to stand by one another.Rate it:

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