Idioms and expressions with HANG

Get the hang of something	I really didn't understand English last year, but now I'm getting the hang of it.
Hang around	Police and parents worry when young people hang around on street corners with nothing to do.
Hang in there	When I was about to give up trying to get into college, my teacher told me to hang in there and take the TOEFL one more time. With this perseverance, I finally got into school.
Hang on	-(On the telephone) I think my father is in the other room. Hang on, I'll get him. -I don't see any differences between these two cars…hang on, I think this one has a small scratch on the door. In American usage, hang on is usually a telephone phrase. For the British speaker, it means "wait a minute" in any context.
Hang one's hat	Home is where ever you hang your hat. Mr. McKensie hangs his hat in Philadelphia these days.
Hang out	When I was in high school, my friends and I used to hang out at the soda shop on the corner after school.
Hang (someone) out to dry	I made a mistake that made a customer very angry and my boss really hung me out to dry!
Hangover	Alex drank too much last night and now he has a hangover this morning.
Hang up (verb)	When Ned finished his conversation with Moira, he said good bye and hung up the phone.
Hang up (noun)	Peter had a car crash when he was young and now he has a hang up about always wearing a seatbelt.
Hanging fire	There are a lot of important decisions hanging fire for the parliament to deal with this year.
Hangnail	I banged my finger on the open door and broke my fingernail. Now I have a hangnail.
Have something hanging over (one's) head	When I get back to school in September, I will have the decision of what major to choose hanging over my head.
Hung up on	Americans are really hung up on race. Many things in American life depend on whether you're black or white.
Leave someone hanging	When Amal had to leave for work, he left his exciting story unfinished. We were frustrated that he left us hanging.

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