hang in
verb
hung in; hanging in; hangs in
informal
: to refuse to be discouraged or intimidated : to keep going, trying, or working in a difficult situation
… did not hang in long enough to win even a battle.—
Marvin E. Frankel
Marvin E. FrankelHoping to hang in until some series he works on runs five years and makes him $50 million in syndication …—Chris Chase
—often used in the phrase hang in thereChris ChaseIf there was ever a mismatched couple it was this one, but the children begged them to hang in there.—Joseph Wambaugh
Joseph WambaughIf she hung in there long enough, he would change. It just took a lot of patience with a little reasoning.—Gloria Naylor
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On one floor of the building a directive is framed and hung in the entryway.
—Claire Harbage, NPR, 17 Dec. 2024
While Trudeau’s political survival hangs in the balance, Monday’s events have thrown a country that is widely considered to be a stable – and even boring – middle power into disarray, Ajadi said.
—Lex Harvey, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
Fans are abuzz after the season five finale, which brought shocking twists, emotional resolutions and left the future of the Yellowstone Ranch hanging in the balance.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 16 Dec. 2024
And in Louisiana, in another move facing legal challenges, a law signed this year orders posters of the Ten Commandments to be hung in every public school classroom.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
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Claire Harbage, NPR, 17 Dec. 2024
While Trudeau’s political survival hangs in the balance, Monday’s events have thrown a country that is widely considered to be a stable – and even boring – middle power into disarray, Ajadi said.
—Lex Harvey, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
Fans are abuzz after the season five finale, which brought shocking twists, emotional resolutions and left the future of the Yellowstone Ranch hanging in the balance.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 16 Dec. 2024
And in Louisiana, in another move facing legal challenges, a law signed this year orders posters of the Ten Commandments to be hung in every public school classroom.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Hang in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hang%20in. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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