hang in
verb
hung in; hanging in; hangs in
informal
: to refuse to be discouraged or intimidated : to keep going, trying, or working in a difficult situation
… did not hang in long enough to win even a battle.—
Marvin E. Frankel
Marvin E. FrankelHoping to hang in until some series he works on runs five years and makes him $50 million in syndication …—Chris Chase
—often used in the phrase hang in thereChris ChaseIf there was ever a mismatched couple it was this one, but the children begged them to hang in there.—Joseph Wambaugh
Joseph WambaughIf she hung in there long enough, he would change. It just took a lot of patience with a little reasoning.—Gloria Naylor
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There’s random rough-sawn wood on the kitchen ceiling, a deer head hanging in the living room, and different styles of lighting in every room.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 14 June 2026
Most recently, a cousin who has the lion and sun flag prominently hanging in his home clashed with her uncle, who supports a blank tricolor flag without the emblem of the pre-revolutionary flag or the Islamic messaging of the current flag.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026
The smell of sweet milk hung in the air, mixed with the earthy musk of manure.
—CNN Money, 14 June 2026
Patient money On a recent morning at the plant, with the smell of grape juice hanging in the air, giant rounds of cardboard unspooled into machinery, and metal jaws crushed the material neatly into juiceboxes.
—Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026
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Clio Chang, Curbed, 14 June 2026
Most recently, a cousin who has the lion and sun flag prominently hanging in his home clashed with her uncle, who supports a blank tricolor flag without the emblem of the pre-revolutionary flag or the Islamic messaging of the current flag.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026
The smell of sweet milk hung in the air, mixed with the earthy musk of manure.
—CNN Money, 14 June 2026
Patient money On a recent morning at the plant, with the smell of grape juice hanging in the air, giant rounds of cardboard unspooled into machinery, and metal jaws crushed the material neatly into juiceboxes.
—Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026
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“Hang in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hang%20in. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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