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hang-up

[hang-uhp] / ˈhæŋˌʌp /




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Some idiot in the crowd shouted "Charlton! Hang up your boots!"

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2023

If you get a call like this, the FBI’s advice is simple: Hang up and track down your son or daughter to confirm that the call was a scam.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2022

Hang up and contact your student loan servicer directly, Mr. Pierce said.

From New York Times • Sep. 2, 2022

“Hang up. Hang up now. Touch nothing. If the lights are on, leave them. Lie down under the window and wait for them to go away.”

From Nature • Feb. 7, 2017

Hang up the giraffe—its chin will go over the hook comfortably enough.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith




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