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Hang the lantern from this branch. The laundry was hanging on the line
They hanged two murderers this morning
The skirt isn't hanging straight
Move to the front of the queue and don't hang back
The decision will hang fire till after the election
She hung her head as the store detective confronted her with the stolen goods
We must first deal with matters hanging over from our last meeting
Whenever a salesman phones, I simply hang up
hang about or around
He hangs about after school every day, waiting for Susan
He hangs about the Golden Crown. I saw him hanging around with some pretty unsavoury characters
hang on
Hang on to me when we're crossing the street
Hang on a minute - what did you call me
Hang on a minute, I have to put down the phone to get a pencil
She hung on every word the guru uttered
The entire project now hangs on their approval of the budget
hang together
We must hang together or we shall hang separately
The statements issued yesterday and today just don't hang together
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