hang around

Idioms  

1. Spend time idly, loiter, as in Every afternoon they could be found hanging around the mall . [Mid-1800s] Also see hang out , def. 4.

2. Keep company or consort with someone, as in The younger campers loved to hang around the older ones . [Mid-1800s] Also see hang out , def. 5.

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Example Sentences

He wished they would hang around and make faces at him, but he understood that they had other stuff to do sometimes.

From Literature

By the time he left the building the only kid still hanging around was Mary Lou.

From Literature

I pull the scarf back from my hair, leaving it to hang around my neck.

From Literature

Hamilton said he had hung around in order to shield some of the younger Black officers present — whom he referred to as “his kids” — from Reedy.

From Los Angeles Times

But don’t leave this money hanging around in a checking account for too long.

From MarketWatch