hang+about

  • 131care two pins about — • give a hang • care a brass farthing • care a button • care a damn • care a farthing • care a fig • care a hang • care a hoot • care a pin • care a rap • care a straw • care a whistle • care two pins about (from Idioms in Speech) in negative: to …

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  • 132(a) hang-up — a feeling of shame or worry about something in your appearance, your behaviour, or your past, especially one that other people do not understand. I think Melanie s got a bit of a hang up about her lack of education. (often + about) The English… …

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