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Nov 24, 2014 · English - US. Nov 24, 2014. #2. I wouldn't catch you = "I would never witness you". hung up on somebody that you used to know = "having strong romantic feelings for someone else, someone from your past." The reason you found it confusing is that never catch you and hung up on are two entirely different idioms, but they happen to be adjacent to ...
Sep 6, 2007 · AE, Español. Sep 6, 2007. #2. To be hung up on something is to consider it of significant importance or significance, especially if it prevents you from addressing other issues. Yes, the meaning of the sentence is that you shouldn't obsess on one question or take too long trying to figure it out.
Jun 22, 2007 · hang up, a.to suspend by placing on a hook, peg, or hanger.b.to cause or encounter delay; suspend or slow the progress of: The accident hung up the traffic for several hours. c.to break a telephone connection by replacing the receiver on the hook: She received an anonymous call, but the party hung up when she threatened to call the police. d.to ...
May 18, 2016 · korean. May 18, 2016. #3. dojibear said: "Hung up on him" means rudely interrupted a conversation by hanging up the phone. "Got off the phone with him" means I hung up the phone after the conversation was over. Then, "Get off the phone with someone" and "Hang up the phone with someone" mean the same right?
Jun 16, 2016 · Jun 16, 2016. #11. VicNicSor said: I don't understand the idea, could you explain please. As suggested in that other thread, "player" (I want to spell it "playa," because that's how it's usually pronounced) usually means "someone who uses women only for pleasure." And "hang up your spurs" generally means "give up some exciting or important ...
Nov 21, 2011 · The definition given in the book of idioms we use is 'to finish working', as simple as that. 1. She felt lack of job satisfaction, so she hung up her hat. 2. Mariner slugger Edgar Martinez, who has spent his entire major league career in Seattle, announced that he would hang up his hat at the end of the season.
Apr 12, 2014 · Don’t get hung up too much on perfor- mance, standards and conditions when expressing learning outcomes. For exam- ple, don’t feel that such phrases as ‘on your own’, or ‘without recourse to a cal- culator or computer’ or ‘under exam conditions’ or ‘with the aid of a list of standard integrals’ need to be included in every well-expressed learning outcome.
Feb 1, 2020 · In my opinion, the sentence must be understood as SobriquEtiquette explained in #2. He hung up the phone in her face and He hung up the phone on her mean the same thing generally speaking. However the former does sound more violently, aggressively. He was deliberately rude to her and wanted to hurt her feelings this way.
Jan 31, 2007 · English (UK) Jan 31, 2007. #3. evilregis said: "Nothing to get hung about" means "nothing to get upset about". Just so. The usual usage is Nothing to get hung UP about, but Lennon was famous for fiddling around with his lyrics, so they don't always follow strict English rules.
Oct 14, 2013 · English - American. Dec 1, 2011. #1. Good evening. There is a very Southern expression that can be used of a rough-looking woman, a woman who has obviously had a tough life; it is "She's been rode hard and put up wet." I doubt it is regularly used outside the South, so what I would like to know is whether it would be understood where you live.
