hang behind

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[hang back] or [hang off] or [hang behind] {v. phr.} 1. To stay some distance behind or away, be unwilling to move forward. * /Mary offered the little girl candy, […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[hang-up] {n.}, {informal} (stress on "hang") 1. A delay in some process. * /The mail has been late for several days; there must be some hang-up with the trucks somewhere./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[hang it (all)] {interj.}, {informal} An exclamation used to express annoyance or disappointment. * /Oh, hang it! I forgot to bring the book I wanted to show you./ * /Hang […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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