Idiom: hang around
Meaning
Idiom: hang around
- to stay in a place
- to be with another person
Example sentences
— The kids that hang around the library always do well in school.
— My parents don’t let me hang around older boys.
— Don't hang around people who complain or you'll end up negative yourself.
— I'm concerned about the kids my daughter's hanging around with.
— I used to hang around the goth crowd when I was in high school. Who would believe that I would become a lawyer 10 years later?
— Once I started hanging around the bar at happy hour, I started to gain a lot of weight from drinking so much beer.
— Where Sheila? She doesn't hang around here much anymore.
— My dog always hangs around the repairmen when they come to fix things in our house.
Synonyms
- spend time
- hang out (with)
- run around with
- run with
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