hang it
An exclamation used to express annoyance or disappointment.
Oh, hang it! I forgot to bring the book I wanted to show you.
Hang it all, why don't you watch where you're going?
hang loose
Расслабиться.
I want to stay at home this evening and hang loose a bit.
Сегодня вечером я хочу остаться дома и немного расслабиться.
hang on the words of
hang on the lips of
To listen very attentively to.
Ann hangs on every word of her history teacher and takes very careful notes.
As he went on with his speech, his auditors, deeply interested, hung on his lips.
hang on to your hat
hold on to your hat
hold your hat
Watch out; be prepared. Used as a command, usually to warn of an unexpected action.
"Hold on to your hat," said Jim as he stepped on the gas and the car shot forward.
Get ready for a surprise. Used as a command, usually to warn of unexpected news.
"Hold on to your hat," said Mary. "Jim asked me to marry him."
hang on to
To hold tightly; keep firmly.
The child hung on to its mother's apron, and would not let go.
John did not like his job, but decided to hang on to it until he found a better one.
hang on
To hold on to something, usually tightly.
Jack almost fell off the cliff, but managed to hang on until help came.
To continue doing something; persist.
The grocer was losing money every day, but he hung on, hoping that business would improve.
To hold a lead in a race or other contest while one's opponents try to rally.
The favorite horse opened an early lead and hung on to win as two other horses almost passed him in the final stretch.
Bunning, staked to a 6-0 lead in the first inning, hung on to heat the Dodgers 6-4.
To continue to give trouble or cause suffering.
Lou's cold hung on from January to April.
To continue listening on the telephone.
Jerry asked John, who had called him on the phone, to hang on while he ran for a pencil and a sheet of paper.
hang one on
To give a heavy blow to; hit hard.
The champion hung one on his challenger in the second round and knocked him out of the ring.
To get very drunk.
After Smith lost his job, he went to a bar and hung one on.
hang one's head
To bend your head forward in shame.
Johnny hung his head when the teacher asked him if he broke the window.