"hang an arse" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: en-au-hang an arse.ogg Forms: hangs an arse [present, singular, third-person], hanging an arse [participle, present], hung an arse [participle, past], hung an arse [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|hang<,,hung> an arse}} hang an arse (third-person singular simple present hangs an arse, present participle hanging an arse, simple past and past participle hung an arse)
  1. (idiomatic, archaic, slang) to hang back, to be afraid to advance. Tags: archaic, idiomatic, slang
    Sense id: en-hang_an_arse-en-verb-duvnn3Mt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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