hang off
Example Sentences
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"There are leeches literally everywhere. The leeches are not only on the floor, but these leeches climb trees, they hang off the trees and then drop on you to suck your blood."
From BBC • Nov. 9, 2023
If anything, his success makes failure hang off Henry's shoulders with a glaring shapelessness.
From Salon • Feb. 23, 2023
Buster Keaton did his train stunts in “The General,” so Cruise could hang off the side of a plane.
From Washington Post • Dec. 15, 2022
“We sort of held off. I said, ’Let’s hang off and see what happens.’”
From Seattle Times • Sep. 10, 2022
Cocoa and Cleo hang off his clothes by their teeth, but he ignores them and says, “Give me my map!”
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
