hung

have something hung up and salted

Rur. to know everything about something. (Often used ironically, as in the second example.) The historian sure had Louisiana history hung up and salted. Jim's sixteen years old, and he thinks he has the opposite sex hung up and salted.

See also: and, have, salt, up

hung up (on someone or something)

obsessed with someone or something; devoted to someone or something. John is really hung up on Mary. She's hung up, too. See how she smiles at him.

See also: up

might as well be hung for a sheep as (for) a lamb

Rur. might as well commit a large fault as a small one, since the same punishment will result. I'll take the expensive fishing rod. My wife will be mad at me no matter how much I spend, so I might as well be hung for a sheep as for a lamb.

See also: lamb, might, sheep, well

think someone hung the moon (and stars) and think someone is God's own cousin

Rur. to think someone is perfect. Joe won't listen to any complaints about Mary. He thinks she hung the moon and stars. Jim is awful stuck-up. He thinks he's God's own cousin.

See also: moon, think

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I might as well be hanged/hung for a sheep as a lamb.

something that you say when you are going to be punished for something so you decide to do something worse because your punishment will not be any more severe

Usage notes: In the past, people who stole lambs were killed, so it was worth stealing something more because there was no worse punishment.

I'm going to be late for work anyway, so I think I'll go to the shop for a paper. I might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.

See also: hanged, lamb, might, sheep, well

well-hung  (very informal)

a well-hung man has a large penis A crowd of well-hung young men paraded around in their underwear.

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hung over

feeling ill from drinking too much alcohol I was so hung over that I couldn't even get out of bed.

hung up on somebody

in love with someone in a foolish way Jeff's hung up on that actress he met at the party.

See also: up

hung up on something

stopped from making progress by something you think is very important We got hung up on the planning and forgot that we were supposed to produce something.

See also: up