hang in
verb
hung in; hanging in; hangs in
informal
: to refuse to be discouraged or intimidated : to keep going, trying, or working in a difficult situation
… did not hang in long enough to win even a battle.—
Marvin E. Frankel
Marvin E. FrankelHoping to hang in until some series he works on runs five years and makes him $50 million in syndication …—Chris Chase
—often used in the phrase hang in thereChris ChaseIf there was ever a mismatched couple it was this one, but the children begged them to hang in there.—Joseph Wambaugh
Joseph WambaughIf she hung in there long enough, he would change. It just took a lot of patience with a little reasoning.—Gloria Naylor
Gloria NaylorExamples of hang in in a Sentence
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Behind Cunningham is painting by Martha Laughlin, which once hung in her childhood home.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 18 June 2024
Red is still screaming from the Great Beyond about those balloons from Game 7 in the 1969 Finals that still hang in the rafters of the long-since demolished LA Sports Arena.
—Bill Speros, Orlando Sentinel, 16 June 2024
The stakes for locking down the money are high, as a slew of projects to improve and expand the MTA’s coverage hangs in the balance — including the Second Avenue Subway, various repairs to decrepit infrastructure, elevator installation and electric buses.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 7 June 2024
This painting, which also hangs in the National Portrait Gallery, would become known as the Lansdowne portrait, named for William Petty, first Marquess of Lansdowne, British prime minister at the end of the Revolutionary War and an admirer of Washington.
—Michael Hussey, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 June 2024
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Elise Taylor, Vogue, 18 June 2024
Red is still screaming from the Great Beyond about those balloons from Game 7 in the 1969 Finals that still hang in the rafters of the long-since demolished LA Sports Arena.
—Bill Speros, Orlando Sentinel, 16 June 2024
The stakes for locking down the money are high, as a slew of projects to improve and expand the MTA’s coverage hangs in the balance — including the Second Avenue Subway, various repairs to decrepit infrastructure, elevator installation and electric buses.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 7 June 2024
This painting, which also hangs in the National Portrait Gallery, would become known as the Lansdowne portrait, named for William Petty, first Marquess of Lansdowne, British prime minister at the end of the Revolutionary War and an admirer of Washington.
—Michael Hussey, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 June 2024
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“Hang in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hang%20in. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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