hanging about
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"You know, hanging about upside down, you've nothing to do, in fact sleeping most of the time," he said.
From BBC ● May 12, 2026
Matches started an hour earlier than usual because of the heatwave, and Keys had no intention of hanging about.
From Barron's ● Jan. 24, 2026
This quiet resort in the Vancouver Island rainforest has three wooden, globe-shaped treehouses hanging about 15 feet off the ground, suspended by Polysteel ropes fixed to neighboring trees.
From Seattle Times ● May 20, 2022
"Let it be used for farm work, for shooting, for guiding. Not just hanging about the place!"
From Salon ● Jan. 9, 2022
Otis Bottom, hanging about halfway up the climbing rope, looking like there was no way in creation he was going to get up any higher.
From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt
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