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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Anticipation hung in the air inside Paris’ La Défense Arena on Thursday night as a clock counted down to Taylor Swift‘s first European date of the Eras Tour.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 10 May 2024
Today his work hangs in many of America premier fine arts museums, and original prints have sold for hundreds of thousand of dollars.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 9 May 2024
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Ellise Shafer, Variety, 10 May 2024
Today his work hangs in many of America premier fine arts museums, and original prints have sold for hundreds of thousand of dollars.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 9 May 2024
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“Hang in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hang%20in. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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