hang about
Example Sentences
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One ally of Mahmood told the BBC: "She knows that time is of the essence. She didn't take long to take big decisions at the Ministry of Justice, and she doesn't tend to hang about."
From BBC • Sep. 8, 2025
He needs to invent reasons to still hang about without wanting to admit that he cares, even though he does.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2024
She said she would hang about 20 masks at a time, and within an hour they’d be gone.
From Washington Times • May 1, 2020
How lovely to see a long-forgotten favourite pop up unexpectedly on the leaderboard, even if they just hang about for a couple of hours on Thursday morning.
From The Guardian • Jul. 30, 2019
The other thing he did was to hang about in the chandlery.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
