hung around

Sierra Leone broke 11th in the 14-horse field and hung around midpack until far turn when he started to make his move.

At the recent Football Writers’ Dinner in Manchester, he hung around and spoke to journalists long after he had collected his award for winning the FA Cup.

Many members afterwards said he had given the best speech - and he hung around for longest afterwards, chatting to activists and the media.

The Angels are like an albatross hung around the neck of Mike Trout.

I hung around for a bit, but Dryden Brown never turned up.