hang on every word

hang on every word
To be completely attentive to what another person is saying.

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  • hang on every word — listen carefully to every word that is said    When Mr. Frye spoke, we would hang on every word. We listened …   English idioms

  • hang on every word — hang on (someone s) every word to listen very carefully to what someone says. He hung on every word I said. Larry only likes girls who hang on his every word …   New idioms dictionary

  • hang on someone's every word — hang on (someone s) every word to listen very carefully to what someone says. He hung on every word I said. Larry only likes girls who hang on his every word …   New idioms dictionary

  • hang on someone's every word — see ↑hang, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑word …   Useful english dictionary

  • hang on somebody's words somebody's every word — hang on sb s ˈwords/on sb s every ˈword idiom to listen with great attention to sb you admire Main entry: ↑hangidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • hang on somebody's on somebody's every word — hang on sb s ˈwords/on sb s every ˈword idiom to listen with great attention to sb you admire Main entry: ↑hangidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • hang\ on\ the\ lips\ of — • hang on the words of • hang on the lips of v. phr. To listen very attentively to. Ann hangs on every word of her history teacher and takes very careful notes. As he went on with his speech, his auditors, deeply interested, hung on his lips …   Словарь американских идиом

  • hang\ on\ the\ words\ of — • hang on the words of • hang on the lips of v. phr. To listen very attentively to. Ann hangs on every word of her history teacher and takes very careful notes. As he went on with his speech, his auditors, deeply interested, hung on his lips …   Словарь американских идиом

  • word — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 unit of language ADJECTIVE ▪ two letter, three letter, etc. ▪ monosyllabic, polysyllabic ▪ two syllable, three syllable …   Collocations dictionary

  • hang — hang1 W2S1 [hæŋ] v past tense and past participle hung [hʌŋ] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(top part fastened)¦ 2¦(picture etc)¦ 3¦(kill/be killed)¦ 4¦(paper)¦ 5¦(door)¦ 6¦(mist/smoke/smell)¦ 7 hang open 8 hang in the balance 9 hang by a thread …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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