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1 hang
n. (op)hangen--------v. ophangen; afhankelijk zijn; (in computers) blijft steken; ophouden te werkenhang1[ hæng] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉♦voorbeelden:————————hang21 hangen4 aanhangen ⇒ zich vastklemmen, vast (blijven) zitten5 afhellen7 onbeslist/onzeker zijn♦voorbeelden:don't hang about/(a)round me • hang niet zo om me heenhang on someone's lips • aan iemands lippen hangenshe hung on(to) his every word • zij was één en al oorhang onto something • proberen te (be)houdenhang over one's head • iemand boven het hoofd hangen〈 informeel〉 hang! • verdomme!→ hang about hang about/, hang around hang around/, hang back hang back/, hang on hang on/, hang out hang out/, hang round hang round/, hang together hang together/, hang up hang up/II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉♦voorbeelden:hang someone for murder • iemand wegens moord ophangenhe hanged himself • hij verhing zich3 hang one's head (in shame/guilt) • het hoofd (schuldbewust/vol schaamte) laten hangen〈 informeel〉 hang it (all)! • naar de hel ermee!〈 informeel〉 well, I'm hanged! • wel, verdomme!hang something on someone • iemand de schuld van iets geven -
2 hang in the balance
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balance — ► NOUN 1) an even distribution of weight ensuring stability. 2) mental or emotional stability. 3) a condition in which different elements are equal or in the correct proportions. 4) an apparatus for weighing, especially one with a beam and… … English terms dictionary
hang by a thread — or[hang by a hair] {v. phr.} To depend on a very small thing; be in doubt. * /For three days Tom was so sick that his life hung by a thread./ * /As Joe got ready to kick a field goal, the result of the game hung by a hair./ Compare: HANG IN THE… … Dictionary of American idioms
hang by a thread — or[hang by a hair] {v. phr.} To depend on a very small thing; be in doubt. * /For three days Tom was so sick that his life hung by a thread./ * /As Joe got ready to kick a field goal, the result of the game hung by a hair./ Compare: HANG IN THE… … Dictionary of American idioms
hang — [haŋ] vt. HUNG, hanging; for vt. 3 & vi. 5, hanged is the preferred pt. & pp. hung [ME hangen, with form < OE vi. hangian & ON vi. hanga; senses < these, also < OE vt. hon & ON caus. v. hengja; akin to Ger vi. hangen, vt. hängen, to… … English World dictionary
hang by a hair — See: HANG BY A THREAD … Dictionary of American idioms
hang by a hair — See: HANG BY A THREAD … Dictionary of American idioms
hang in the balance — hang by a thread or hang in the balance to be very likely to fail His career now hung by a thread … English dictionary
hang in the balance — If an outcome is hanging in the balance, there are at least two possibilities and it is impossible to predict which will win out … The small dictionary of idiomes
balance — [n1] equilibrium antithesis, correspondence, counterbalance, equity, equivalence, evenness, even steven*, hang, harmony, parity, proportion, stasis, symmetry, tension; con cepts 664,667 Ant. disproportion, imbalance, instability balance [n2]… … New thesaurus
hang\ by\ a\ hair — • hang by a thread • hang by a hair v. phr. To depend on a very small thing; be in doubt. For three days Tom was so sick that his life hung by a thread. As Joe got ready to kick a field goal, the result of the game hung by a hair. Compare: hang… … Словарь американских идиом
hang\ by\ a\ thread — • hang by a thread • hang by a hair v. phr. To depend on a very small thing; be in doubt. For three days Tom was so sick that his life hung by a thread. As Joe got ready to kick a field goal, the result of the game hung by a hair. Compare: hang… … Словарь американских идиом