"hang an arse" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-hang an arse.ogg [Australia] 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

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