hang on | Idiomator

Meaning: (chieflyimperative)Towaitamoment.Coordinate term:hang inHang on. Let me check.; Tohold,grasp, orgrip.Hang onto the handle so you don't drop it.1886,Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad,Folk and Fairy Tales, page271:"If you'll come along, thenhang on!" said Hans, and the man had tohang onand limp along on one leg, whether he would or no; and when he tried to tear himself loose, he made it still worse for himself, for he was very nearly falling on his back whenever he struggled to get free.1913,Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter VII, inMr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London:D[aniel] Appleton and Company,→OCLC:Old Applegate, in the stern, just set and looked at me, and Lord James, amidship, waved both arms and kept hollering for help. I took a couple of everlasting big strokes and managed to grab hold of the skiff's rail, close to the stern. Then, for a jiffy, Ihung onand fought for breath.; To keep; to store something for someone.Hang onto my jacket until I get back.; To pay closeattentionto, or regard with (possiblyobsequious)admiration.The audiencehangs onhis every word.; To continuallybelievein something; to havefaithin.He's got a philosophy hehangs onto.; Topersevere.Coordinate term:hang inJusthang onand keep going; this pain won't last forever.1972,Lou Reed, “Perfect Day”:It's such a perfect day, I'm glad I spend it with you / Such a perfect day you just keep mehanging on/ You just keep mehanging on1973, “Time”, inThe Dark Side of the Moon, performed byPink Floyd:Hanging onin quiet desperation is the English way; Todependupon.Synonym:hang uponEverythinghangs onwhether the boss agrees.2021April 29, Gemma L. Williams, Tim Wharton, Caroline Jagoe, “Mutual (Mis)understanding: Reframing Autistic Pragmatic “Impairments” Using Relevance Theory”, inFrontiers in Psychology, volume12,→DOI:Medically, autism is classified as a neurodevelopmental disorder,hanging ona set of observed and reported behavioral characteristics.; Toweigh downoroppress.; Used other than figuratively or idiomatically:seehang,‎on.

Examples:

EN: Do you think you can hang on to Mohler with Paula Banning back?
ES: ¿Crees que puedes aferrarte a Mohler con Paula Banning de regreso?
EN: But Dorothy is just trying to hang on.
ES: Pero Dorothy tan sólo está tratando de aferrarse.
EN: So hang on. I'll try and get you out.
ES: Intentaré sacarte.
EN: Just hang on there!
ES: Acaba de salvar el fuerte!
EN: Alright. If you've still got the money, hang on to it.
ES: Si aún tienes el dinero, no lo pierdas.
EN: Hey, hang on, boys.
ES: No me parece que sea una buena idea.
EN: I couldn't hang on that roof any longer.
ES: Ya no puedo estar más tiempo colgado del tejado.
EN: You know, independence seems to be a hard thing to hang on to.
ES: La independencia es algo difícil de conservar.
EN: You want me to hang on to our cash.
ES: Quiere que conserve nuestro efectivo.
EN: I'll stay put, darling. I will hang on like a porous plaster.
ES: Yo lo seré, cariño, estaré pegado a ti como una escayola.
EN: - I'll take that bet. You won't catch me laying in the odds. He's liable to hang on for another year.
ES: Pues perderás, aguantará un año más.
EN: Yeah hang on just a moment Gracie.
ES: Espera un momento, Gracie.
EN: You better hang on to that bootlegger of yours.
ES: Mejor conserva ese contrabandista que tienes.
EN: Wait, hang on - it's nothing
ES: Esperen, esperen, no es nada.
EN: Just hang on until they're here, then we'll go
ES: Espera hasta que estén aquí, luego nos iremos.

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