hang\ on\ the\ words\ of

hang\ on\ the\ words\ of
• hang on the words of
• hang on the lips of
v. phr.
To listen very attentively to.

Ann hangs on every word of her history teacher and takes very careful notes.

As he went on with his speech, his auditors, deeply interested, hung on his lips.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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  • hang on the words of — also[hang on the lips of] {v. phr.} To listen very attentively to. * /Ann hangs on every word of her history teacher and takes very careful notes. / * /As he went on with his speech, his auditors, deeply interested, hung on his lips./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • hang on the words of — also[hang on the lips of] {v. phr.} To listen very attentively to. * /Ann hangs on every word of her history teacher and takes very careful notes. / * /As he went on with his speech, his auditors, deeply interested, hung on his lips./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • To hang on the words — Hang Hang, v. i. 1. To be suspended or fastened to some elevated point without support from below; to dangle; to float; to rest; to remain; to stay. [1913 Webster] 2. To be fastened in such a manner as to allow of free motion on the point or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hang\ on\ the\ lips\ of — • hang on the words of • hang on the lips of v. phr. To listen very attentively to. Ann hangs on every word of her history teacher and takes very careful notes. As he went on with his speech, his auditors, deeply interested, hung on his lips …   Словарь американских идиом

  • To hang by the eyelids — Hang Hang, v. i. 1. To be suspended or fastened to some elevated point without support from below; to dangle; to float; to rest; to remain; to stay. [1913 Webster] 2. To be fastened in such a manner as to allow of free motion on the point or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To hang on the lips — Hang Hang, v. i. 1. To be suspended or fastened to some elevated point without support from below; to dangle; to float; to rest; to remain; to stay. [1913 Webster] 2. To be fastened in such a manner as to allow of free motion on the point or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • on the words — See: HANG ON THE WORDS OF …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • on the words — See: HANG ON THE WORDS OF …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • on\ the\ words — See: hang on the words of …   Словарь американских идиом

  • Hang — Hang, v. i. 1. To be suspended or fastened to some elevated point without support from below; to dangle; to float; to rest; to remain; to stay. [1913 Webster] 2. To be fastened in such a manner as to allow of free motion on the point or points of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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