- hang up on someone
- hang up on (someone)
to end a telephone conversation before it is finished.
I've learned to hang up on people who call to sell me insurance and stuff.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
hang up on someone
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hang on to someone's words — listen to someone attentively … English contemporary dictionary
hang out with — (someone) to spend time with someone. I don t have much free time now and almost never get to just hang out with my friends … New idioms dictionary
hang up on — (someone) to end a telephone conversation before it is finished. I ve learned to hang up on people who call to sell me insurance and stuff … New idioms dictionary
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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 out — verb spend time in a certain location or with certain people She hangs out at the corner cafe • Derivationally related forms: ↑hangout • Hypernyms: ↑frequent, ↑haunt • Verb Frames: Somebody s … Useful english dictionary
hang around — (in BRIT, also use hang about, hang round) 1) PHRASAL VERB If you hang around, hang about, or hang round, you stay in the same place doing nothing, usually because you are waiting for something or someone. [INFORMAL] [V P ing] He got sick of… … English dictionary
