Idiom: hang in there
Meaning
Idiom: hang in there
- to continue to do something despite difficulties
- used to encourage someone to persist or stay calm in a difficult situation
Example sentences
— Hang in there—it usually takes six months to find a good job.
— Running the last five miles of the marathon was excruciating but I hung in there and finished the race.
— We know you're worried, but hang in there—the police will find out who did this.
— Hang in there—the stock market will recover in time.
— I'm tired of hanging in there. If I don't get an answer soon I'm going to call again.
— Most people who don't succeed didn't have the willpower to hang in there when they didn't get fast results.
— Hang in there. Winter's almost over and warmer weather will be here soon.
— If you just hang in there a little bit longer, I'm sure you'll get promoted soon.
— I wish I had just hung in there awhile longer because everybody who continued working on their blog and website now have really good traffic.
— "How are you doing these days?" "Ahh, I'm hanging in there. Things are really tough at work."
Synonyms
- hang tough
- grin and bear it
- ride out
- stick it out
- tough it out
- gut it out
- put up with
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