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"text": "\"If you'll come along, then hang on!\" said Hans, and the man had to hang on and limp along on one leg, whether he would or no; and when he tried to tear himself loose, he made it still worse for himself, for he was very nearly falling on his back whenever he struggled to get free.",
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"text": "Coordinate term: hang in"
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{
"text": "Just hang on and keep going; this pain won't last forever.",
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"ref": "1972, Lou Reed (lyrics and music), “Perfect Day”",
"text": "It's such a perfect day, I'm glad I spend it with you / Such a perfect day you just keep me hanging on / You just keep me hanging on",
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},
{
"ref": "1973, “Time”, in The Dark Side of the Moon, performed by Pink Floyd",
"text": "Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way",
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"To persevere."
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"text": "\"If you'll come along, then hang on!\" said Hans, and the man had to hang on and limp along on one leg, whether he would or no; and when he tried to tear himself loose, he made it still worse for himself, for he was very nearly falling on his back whenever he struggled to get free.",
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"attention",
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"text": "Coordinate term: hang in"
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"text": "Just hang on and keep going; this pain won't last forever.",
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{
"ref": "1972, Lou Reed (lyrics and music), “Perfect Day”",
"text": "It's such a perfect day, I'm glad I spend it with you / Such a perfect day you just keep me hanging on / You just keep me hanging on",
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{
"ref": "1973, “Time”, in The Dark Side of the Moon, performed by Pink Floyd",
"text": "Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way",
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"To persevere."
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"To depend upon."
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"on",
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"sense": "store something for someone",
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{
"sense": "store something for someone",
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{
"sense": "continually believe in something",
"word": "keep faith"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "wait a minute",
"word": "odottaa"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "wait a minute",
"word": "kurz warten"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "wait a minute",
"word": "várj/várjon egy kicsit"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "wait a minute",
"word": "máris jövök/megnézem"
},
{
"code": "ja",
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"roman": "dokkoi",
"sense": "wait a minute",
"word": "どっこい"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "wait a minute",
"word": "tāria"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "wait a minute",
"word": "esperar aí"
},
{
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"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "wait a minute",
"word": "dad ort"
},
{
"code": "sv",
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"sense": "wait a minute",
"word": "vänta nu"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "wait a minute",
"word": "sandali"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to hold, grasp, or grip",
"word": "alkroĉiĝi"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to hold, grasp, or grip",
"word": "alkroĉi sin"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to hold, grasp, or grip",
"word": "pitää kiinni"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to hold, grasp, or grip",
"word": "festhalten"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to hold, grasp, or grip",
"word": "afferrare"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to hold, grasp, or grip",
"word": "agarrar"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to hold, grasp, or grip",
"word": "agarrar-se (em)"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to hold, grasp, or grip",
"word": "hawak"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to keep; to store something for someone",
"word": "säilyttää"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to keep; to store something for someone",
"word": "aufbewahren"
},
{
"code": "de",
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"sense": "to keep; to store something for someone",
"word": "halten"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to keep; to store something for someone",
"word": "guardar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to keep; to store something for someone",
"word": "guardar"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to keep; to store something for someone",
"word": "pahawak"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to keep; to store something for someone",
"word": "pabantay"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to keep; to store something for someone",
"word": "patago"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to pay close attention to, or regard with admiration",
"word": "hängen an"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "continually believe in something",
"word": "pitää kiinni"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "continually believe in something",
"word": "festhalten"
},
{
"alt": "взглядов",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pridérživatʹsja",
"sense": "continually believe in something",
"word": "приде́рживаться"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "continually believe in something",
"word": "magtiwala"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "continually believe in something",
"word": "maniwala"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "persevere",
"word": "sinnitellä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "persevere",
"word": "purra hammasta"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "persevere",
"word": "durchhalten"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "persevere",
"word": "dranbleiben"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "persevere",
"word": "resistere"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "deržatʹsja",
"sense": "persevere",
"word": "держаться"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "persevere",
"word": "aguantar"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "persevere",
"word": "magpakatatag"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "persevere",
"word": "dayanmak"
}
],
"word": "hang on"
}
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