hang in


verb
  1. (intr, preposition) informal to persist: just hang in there for a bit longer

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How to use hang in in a sentence

  • You three come out of there practically together—Jeff a-hang-in' onto you and you a-hangin' onto your picture.

    Those Times And These | Irvin S. Cobb

Other Idioms and Phrases with hang in

hang in

Also, hang in there. Keep at something, persevere. For example, We decided to hang in until we had figured out why the experiment failed, or Hang in there! You'll soon catch on to the language. [Slang; mid-1900s]

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