Mary offered the little girl candy, but she was shy and hung back.
Lou wanted Fred to join the club, but Fred hung off.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
hang behind — See: HANG BACK(1) … Dictionary of American idioms
hang behind — See: HANG BACK(1) … Dictionary of American idioms
hang behind — intransitive verb : to hang back … Useful english dictionary
hang\ back — • hang back • hang off • hang behind 1. To stay some distance behind or away, be unwilling to move forward. Mary offered the little girl candy, but she was shy and hung back. 2. To hesitate or be unwilling to do something. Lou wanted Fred to join … Словарь американских идиом
hang\ off — • hang back • hang off • hang behind 1. To stay some distance behind or away, be unwilling to move forward. Mary offered the little girl candy, but she was shy and hung back. 2. To hesitate or be unwilling to do something. Lou wanted Fred to join … Словарь американских идиом
behind — See: DRY BEHIND THE EARS, FALL BEHIND, GET BEHIND, HANG BACK or HANG BEHIND … Dictionary of American idioms
behind — See: DRY BEHIND THE EARS, FALL BEHIND, GET BEHIND, HANG BACK or HANG BEHIND … Dictionary of American idioms
behind — See: dry behind the ears, fall behind, get behind, hang back or hang behind … Словарь американских идиом
hang — I. verb (hung; also hanged; hanging) Etymology: partly from Middle English hon, from Old English hōn, verbt.; partly from Middle English hangen, from Old English hangian, verbi. & verbt.; both akin to Old High German hāhan, verbt., to hang,… … New Collegiate Dictionary
hang back — or[hang off] or[hang behind] 1. To stay some distance behind or away, be unwilling to move forward. * /Mary offered the little girl candy, but she was shy and hung back./ 2. To hesitate or be unwilling to do something. * /Lou wanted Fred to join… … Dictionary of American idioms
