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Tara2 Posted 6 years ago
Grammar
Hang about/sit around
What is the difference between 'hang around' and 'sit around' that means 'doing nothing'?
Don't sit around doing nothing, or else you may regret it. (Idioms and Phrasal Verbs, Gairns & Redman)
The first phrasal verb on this list is hang about. If you hang about, you wait or stay near a place, not doing very much.
https://nextstepenglish.com/commonly-used-phrasal-verbs-with-hang/
Don't sit around doing nothing, or else you may regret it. (Idioms and Phrasal Verbs, Gairns & Redman)
The first phrasal verb on this list is hang about. If you hang about, you wait or stay near a place, not doing very much.
https://nextstepenglish.com/commonly-used-phrasal-verbs-with-hang/
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Tara2 What is the difference between 'hang around' and 'sit around' that means 'doing nothing'? They mean two different things. To hang around has two meanings.
- Tara2 What is the difference between 'hang around' and 'sit around' that means 'doing nothing'?
- They mean two different things.
- To hang around has two meanings.
- It can be the US version of "hang about", or it can mean to remain nearby.
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Tara2 What is the difference between 'hang around' and 'sit around' that means 'doing nothing'?
They mean two different things.
To hang around has two meanings. It can be the US version of "hang about", or it can mean to remain nearby.
"Why are those pigeons always hanging around my back door?"
"Hang around when the game is over, and we'll
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