hang over

hang over
{v.} 1. To be going to happen to; threaten. * /Great trouble hangs over the little town because its only factory has closed down./ 2. To remain to be finished or settled. * /The committee took up the business that hung over from its last meeting./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат
Synonyms:

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Hang-over — auch: Hang|over 〈[hæŋoʊvə(r)] m.; s; unz.; umg.〉 nach Alkoholgenuss auftretende Kopfschmerzen, Kater [<engl. hang over „überhängen, übrig bleiben“] * * * Hang|over, Hang over [ hæŋ|oʊvɐ , hæŋ |oʊvɐ ], der; s [engl. hangover, zu: to hang over …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Hang-over — Hang o|ver auch: Hang|o|ver 〈[hæŋoʊvə(r)] m.; Gen.: s; Pl.: unz.; umg.〉 nach übermäßigem Alkoholgenuss auftretende Kopfschmerzen, Kater [Etym.: <engl. hang over »überhängen, übrig bleiben«] …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • hang over — index project (extend beyond) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • hang over — intransitive verb : to remain to be handled or completed (as of unfinished business at the end of a meeting) the meeting adjourned and left the plans hanging over let the case hang over for the new administration Time * * * hang over 1. To… …   Useful english dictionary

  • hang over — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms hang over : present tense I/you/we/they hang over he/she/it hangs over present participle hanging over past tense hung over past participle hung over hang over someone/something if something hangs over you,… …   English dictionary

  • Hang-over — D✓Hang|over, Hang over [ hɛŋ|o:vɐ , ... |o:... ], der; s <englisch> (umgangssprachlich für Katerstimmung) …   Die deutsche Rechtschreibung

  • hang over — phr verb Hang over is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑question mark, ↑spectre …   Collocations dictionary

  • Hang-over-Effekt — [hängo̱uwer...; engl. amer. hang over = Überbleibsel] m; s, e: Überhangeffekt, unerwünschte Spät oder Langzeitwirkung eines Medikaments …   Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke

  • hang over somebody — ˌhang ˈover sb derived if sth bad or unpleasant is hanging over you, you think about it and worry about it a lot because it is happening or might happen • The possibility of a court case is still hanging over her. Main entry: ↑hangderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • hang over — Synonyms and related words: approach, arch over, await, be imminent, be in store, beetle, bestraddle, bestride, brew, bridge, come on, confront, draw near, draw nigh, draw on, extend over, face, forthcome, gather, hang out, hover, imbricate,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • hang over — (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To be imminent: brew, impend, loom, lower1, menace, overhang, threaten. See NEAR. II verb See HANG …   English dictionary for students

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”