hang in
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hang in (third-person singular simple present hangs in, present participle hanging in, simple past and past participle hung in)
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To remain in a particular place or status.
- Coordinate term: hang on
- 1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 274:
- The brothers hung in there long enough to lay down some sunny album tracks and a few singles with names like "Come Down Baby" and "Monkey Tamarino."
Usage notes[edit]
- Hang in there is frequently used as an imperative, encouraging someone to persist despite adverse conditions.