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hang up

idiom

To terminate a telephone call, originally by hanging the receiver on its hook or cradle thereby automatically disconnecting the line.


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  1. 01

    get the hang of

    To begin to understand or manage at a basic level; to learn to handle with some skill.

  2. 02

    give a hang

    give a hoot; give a damn (to care about; to place value on something)

  3. 03

    go hang

    To be cursed; to be unworthy of notice or bother.

  4. 04

    hang a leg

    To hesitate; to hang back.

  5. 05

    hang a Louie

    Make a left turn while driving a vehicle (←).

  6. 06

    hang a Ralph

    To make a right turn while driving a vehicle (→).

  7. 07

    hang a uey

    To make a U-turn while driving a vehicle (∩).

  8. 08

    hang an arse

    to hang back, to be afraid to advance.

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