- hang your head
- hang (your) head
to be ashamed.
Though our team lost, it played well and had no need to hang its head.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
hang your head
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hang your head — phrase to look downwards because you feel ashamed Thesaurus: to be, or to become ashamed or embarrassedsynonym Main entry: hang * * * hang your head : to have your head turned downward because of shame or embarrassment He hung his head in shame … Useful english dictionary
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hang (your) head (in shame) — to be ashamed. Athletes caught taking drugs should hang their heads in shame … New idioms dictionary
hang your head — to look downwards because you feel ashamed … English dictionary
hang head — hang (your) head to be ashamed. Though our team lost, it played well and had no need to hang its head … New idioms dictionary
hang — hang1 W2S1 [hæŋ] v past tense and past participle hung [hʌŋ] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(top part fastened)¦ 2¦(picture etc)¦ 3¦(kill/be killed)¦ 4¦(paper)¦ 5¦(door)¦ 6¦(mist/smoke/smell)¦ 7 hang open 8 hang in the balance 9 hang by a thread … Dictionary of contemporary English
hang — 1 verb past tense and past participle hung /h / 1 HANG FROM ABOVE a) (T) to fix or put something in a position so that the bottom part is free to move and does not touch the ground: Hang your coat on the hook. b) (intransitive always + adv/prep)… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
head — head1 W1S1 [hed] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(top of body)¦ 2¦(mind)¦ 3¦(calm/sensible)¦ 4¦(person in charge)¦ 5¦(front/leading position)¦ 6¦(crazy)¦ 7 a head/per head 8¦(river/valley)¦ 9 come to a head 9 bring something to a head … Dictionary of contemporary English
hang — hang1 [ hæŋ ] (past tense and past participle hung [ hʌŋ ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 attach something at top only ▸ 2 attach something to wall ▸ 3 kill with rope ▸ 4 put something into position ▸ 5 about smoke/smells ▸ 6 be seen in the sky ▸ 7 spend time in … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hang — I UK [hæŋ] / US verb Word forms hang : present tense I/you/we/they hang he/she/it hangs present participle hanging past tense hung UK [hʌŋ] / US past participle hung *** 1) [transitive] to put something somewhere so that the top part is held in… … English dictionary
