- be hanging over
- be hanging over (you)
if something is hanging over you, it is causing you to worry all the time.
He's got financial worries hanging over him too which can't make life any easier.
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be hanging over you — be hanging over (you) if something is hanging over you, it is causing you to worry all the time. He s got financial worries hanging over him too which can t make life any easier … New idioms dictionary
have (something) hanging over (your) head — to be worried about something you have to do. I hate having all those bills hanging over my head … New idioms dictionary
over — o|ver1 [ ouvər ] function word *** Over can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun or a pronoun): a bridge over the river Two men were fighting over her. (followed by a number or amount): It happened over a hundred… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
over — I UK [ˈəʊvə(r)] / US [ˈoʊvər] adverb, preposition *** Summary: Over can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun or a pronoun): a bridge over the river ♦ Two men were fighting over her. (followed by a number or amount) … English dictionary
over — 1 preposition 1 above or higher than something, without touching it: A lamp hung over the table. | She leaned over the desk to answer the phone. | The sign over the door said Mind your head . opposite under 1 (1), see also: above 1, across 1 2 on … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Hanging — is the lethal suspension of a person by a ligature. The Oxford English Dictionary states that hanging in this sense is specifically to put to death by suspension by the neck, although it formerly also referred to crucifixion. The preferred past… … Wikipedia
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Hanging Rock, New South Wales — Hanging Rock is a locality in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, in Wingecarribee Shire.This article is about the gold mining village of Hanging Rock on the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia. Hanging Rock is a… … Wikipedia
Hanging — Hang ing, a. 1. Requiring, deserving, or foreboding death by the halter. What a hanging face! Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. Suspended from above; pendent; as, hanging shelves. [1913 Webster] 3. Adapted for sustaining a hanging object; as, the hanging … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
