John is really hung up on Mary.
•She's hung up, too. See how she smiles at him.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
hung up — adjective INFORMAL worried and embarrassed about what people think of you, so you behave in a way that is not confident a. affected in an emotional way by something that happened to you in the past ─ opposite UNINHIBITED hung up on someone in… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hung-up — be hung up about/on sth informal to be thinking or worrying too much about someone or something →↑hang up … Dictionary of contemporary English
hung up — adjective Date: 1878 1. delayed or detained for a time 2. anxiously nervous 3. having great or excessive interest in or preoccupation with someone or something usually used with on < they broke up but he s still hung up on her > < hung up on… … New Collegiate Dictionary
hung up — UK / US adjective informal a) worried and embarrassed about what people think of you, so that you behave in a way that is not confident b) affected in an emotional way by something that happened to you in the past • hung up on someone … English dictionary
Murder of Le Hoang Hung — Date 19 January 2011 (2011 01 19) Location Tan An, Long An province, Vietnam Participants Tran Thi Lieu (wife) Outcome Death of victim Reported death(s) Le Hoang Hung Suspect(s) … Wikipedia
hang on to someone for dear life — hang/hold on (to (something/someone)) for dear life to hold something or someone as tightly as you can in order to avoid falling. I sat behind Gary on the bike and hung on for dear life as we sped off. A rope was passed down and she held on to it … New idioms dictionary
hold on to someone for dear life — hang/hold on (to (something/someone)) for dear life to hold something or someone as tightly as you can in order to avoid falling. I sat behind Gary on the bike and hung on for dear life as we sped off. A rope was passed down and she held on to it … New idioms dictionary
hang on to something for dear life — hang/hold on (to (something/someone)) for dear life to hold something or someone as tightly as you can in order to avoid falling. I sat behind Gary on the bike and hung on for dear life as we sped off. A rope was passed down and she held on to it … New idioms dictionary
hold on to something for dear life — hang/hold on (to (something/someone)) for dear life to hold something or someone as tightly as you can in order to avoid falling. I sat behind Gary on the bike and hung on for dear life as we sped off. A rope was passed down and she held on to it … New idioms dictionary
hang — hang1 W2S1 [hæŋ] v past tense and past participle hung [hʌŋ] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(top part fastened)¦ 2¦(picture etc)¦ 3¦(kill/be killed)¦ 4¦(paper)¦ 5¦(door)¦ 6¦(mist/smoke/smell)¦ 7 hang open 8 hang in the balance 9 hang by a thread … Dictionary of contemporary English
hang — hang1 [ hæŋ ] (past tense and past participle hung [ hʌŋ ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 attach something at top only ▸ 2 attach something to wall ▸ 3 kill with rope ▸ 4 put something into position ▸ 5 about smoke/smells ▸ 6 be seen in the sky ▸ 7 spend time in … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
