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leave someone or something hanging (in midair) and keep someone or something hanging (in midair)

1. Lit. to keep someone or something suspended in midair when support for the person or thing is removed. The ladder collapsed and left me hanging in midair. Fortunately, I grabbed onto the windowsill.

2. Fig. to suspend dealing with someone or something; to leave someone or something waiting to be finished or continued. She left her sentence hanging in midair. Tell me the rest of the story. Don't leave me hanging in midair.

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THE expenses scandal rumbles ever on and those culprits closest to Messrs Brown, Clegg and Cameron keep hanging on. VENT YOUR SPLEEN by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England) We want to stay in touch with the teams in the play-offs, and we're just going to keep hanging in there for as long as possible. Martyrs looking to end year on a high by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales) We keep hanging in there, we're still in there fighting and this was a very good point for us. Football: VIC EQUAL TO A WAR OF NERVES; LAST NIGHT'S Coca Cola ... by The Mirror (London, England)			keep chin up keep close watch on keep company keep cool keep dark keep distance keep distance (from keep end up keep eye on keep eye on the ball keep eyes open keep eyes peeled keep faith with keep feet on the ground keep finger on the pulse of keep fingers crossed keep fit keep from doing keep going keep good time keep guessing keep hand in keep hands clean keep hands off keep hands to keep hanging keep harping on keep head keep head above water keep head down keep honest keep house keep in check keep in good with keep in ignorance keep in line keep in mind keep in mind that keep in order keep in sight keep in some place keep in stitches keep in suspense keep in the dark keep in touch keep in training keep inside keep late hours keep mind on keep mouth shut keep nose clean			keep good time keep good time keep good time Keep Grahamstown Grahamstown Campaign Keep Grand Prairie Beautiful Keep Greater Milwaukee Beautiful Keep Griffin Spalding Beautiful keep guard keep guard keep guard keep guard keep guarded keep guessing keep guessing keep guessing Keep hair on! keep half an eye on keep hand keep hand keep hand keep hand keep hand in keep hands clean keep hands clean keep hands clean keep hands clean keep hands clean keep hands clean keep hands off keep hands to keep hanging keep harping on keep head keep head keep head keep head keep head keep head above water keep head above water keep head above water keep head above water keep head above water keep head down keep head down keep head down keep head down keep head down keep hidden keep hold of Keep Homestead Museum keep honest keep house keep house Keep Houston Beautiful keep in keep in keep in keep in bounds keep in captivity keep in check keep in check

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leave hanging (redirected from keep hanging)

leave hanging
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