hand in
To submit or deliver something that is due.
Every student has to hand in an original composition each week of the semester.
All the salespeople hand their weekly reports in on Friday.
hand something to someone on a silver platter
To give a person a reward that has not been earned.
The lazy student expected his diploma to be handed to him on a silver platter.
handwriting on the wall
A sign that something bad will happen.
When Bill's team lost four games in a row, he saw the handwriting on the wall.
John's employer had less and less work for him; John could read the handwriting on the wall and looked for another job.
A warning; a message of some urgency.
"This nuclear plant is about to explode, I think," the chief engineer said. "We'd better get out of here in a hurry, the handwriting is on the wall."
hang back
hang off
hang behind
To stay some distance behind or away, be unwilling to move forward.
Mary offered the little girl candy, but she was shy and hung back.
To hesitate or be unwilling to do something.
Lou wanted Fred to join the club, but Fred hung off.
hang in effigy
burn in effigy
To hang or burn a figure, usually a stuffed dummy, representing a person who is disliked or scorned.
When the high school team lost the championship game, the coach was hung in effigy by the townspeople.
During World War II, Hitler was sometimes burned in effigy in the United States.
hang in the balance
To have two equally possible results; to be in doubt; be uncertain.
Until Jim scored the winning touchdown, the outcome of the game hung in the balance.
She was very sick and her life hung in the balance for several days.
hang in
hang in there
To persevere; not to give up; to stick to a project and not lose faith or courage.
Hang in there old buddy; the worst is yet to come.
hang out one's shingle
To give public notice of the opening of an office, especially a doctor's or lawyer's office, by putting up a small signboard.
The young doctor hung out his shingle and soon had a large practice.