Expresiones y frases - Verbo 'To hang'

to hang fire	suspender las operaciones
to hang a left/right	doblar a la izquierda/derecha
to hang by a thread/in the balance	pender de un hilo
to hang loose	quedarse tranquilo

to hang on every/someone's word	estar pendiente de la palabra de alguien
to hang on like grim death	no soltar la presa
to hang tough on something	mantenerse firme en algo
to hang up one's hat	colgar los botines, retirarse

Every time my grandfather tells one of his stories, we all hang on his every word.
The thief had already gone away but I was still hanging on to my mom's arm like grim death.
If you both hang tough on your attitude, you'll never get to an agreement.
After almost fifty years working as a surgeon, doctor Reynolds decided to hang up his hat.

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