hanging on

Synonyms

biding

Antonyms

stopping fading dissolving seizing halting disappearing
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Examples

Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task. William James

You can't appreciate home till you've left it, money till it's spent, your wife till she's joined a woman's club, nor Old Glory till you see it hanging on a broomstick on the shanty of a consul in a foreign town. O. Henry

All musicians start out with ideals but hanging on to them in the face of media scrutiny takes real integrity. Tougher still is to live up to the ideals of your dedicated fans. Billy Bragg

I lie on the floor, washed by nothing and hanging on. I cry at night. I am afraid of hearing voices, or a voice. I have come to the edge, of the land. I could get pushed over. Margaret Atwood

Heroism consists of hanging on one minute longer. Norwegian Proverb

Better afield with the birds than hanging on lords. Dutch Proverb

Words in the phrase

hanging on

Close letter words and terms

hanging loose hanging offence hanging offense hanging on every word hanging on to hanging over