hang over sth
— phrasal verb with hang /hæŋ/ verbDefinition
› If a threat or doubt hangs over a place or a situation, it exists: Uncertainty again hangs over the project.Dangers and threatsUnsafe and insecure
(Definition of hang over sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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hang on phrasal verb (WAIT)
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hang on/upon sth phrasal verb (DEPEND ON)
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hang on/upon sth phrasal verb (GIVE ATTENTION)
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hang onto sth phrasal verb
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hang out phrasal verb
- hang over sth phrasal verb
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hang sth on sb phrasal verb
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hang sth up phrasal verb
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hang the cost/expense idiom
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hang together phrasal verb (SEEM TRUE)
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hang together phrasal verb (STAY TOGETHER)
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Synonyms and related words:
- at stake idiom
- be on the line idiom
- endangered adjective
- exposed adjective
- hang by a thread idiom
- indefensible adjective
- insecure adjective (NOT SAFE)
- jeopardy noun
- precarious adjective
- precariously adverb
- sb's/sth's days are numbered idiom
- shadow noun (DARKNESS)
- shaky adjective (WEAK)
- struggle verb (EFFORT)
- threat noun
- unattended adjective
- unbalanced adjective (NOT FIRM)
- unguarded adjective
- unsound adjective (WEAK)
- unstable adjective
Topic:
Unsafe and insecure
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