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hang

See:

[GIVE A HANG] or [CARE A HANG],

[GIVE ONE ENOUGH ROPE],

[AND HE WILL HANG HIMSELF],

[LEAVE HANGING] or [LEAVE HANGING IN THE AIR].

Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner, J.E. Gates © 2010

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