hang\ round

hang\ round
• hang around
• hang round
v informal
1. To pass time or stay near without any real purpose or aim; loaf near or in.

The principal warned the students not to hang around the corner drugstore after school.

Compare: hang out(1)
2. To spend time or associate,

Jim hangs around with some boys who live in his neighborhood.


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

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