hang about
Britishverb
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to waste time; loiter
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to frequent the company (of someone)
interjection
Example Sentences
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But most of all it is unexpectedly fun, drawing you through its world of not-very-good-at-this criminals, low-lifes and people who want little more than to just hang about with verve and panache.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2020
She said she would hang about 20 masks at a time, and within an hour they’d be gone.
From Washington Times ● May 1, 2020
They would all come to New York for the season, and we would hang about together and go to Joe Eula’s house — Andy and his group, Joe and his group, Halston and his group.
From New York Times ● Nov. 12, 2018
I came back to the UK alone, with a return flight to New York arranged for the next day at 10.30am – bad taste for a loser to hang about any longer than necessary.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 30, 2018
So I built them that shelter, so they wouldn’t be tempted to come in and hang about idly in the main bar.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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