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Meanings of hang back in inglês

To lag or linger behind.

        Synonyms
        Examples for "trail"
        Examples for "trail"
        1
        After high school graduation, however, many students stop leaving a paper trail.
        Reuters
        2
        The muddy trail I had left ten days ago seemed quite undisturbed.
        The Asylum
        3
        Look the wrong way too often and every trail may go cold.
        The Irish Times
        4
        Could he have left a trail by way of his sea charts?
        Depths
        5
        Increases in deaths tend to trail spikes new infections by several weeks.
        Radio NZ
        1
        Industry will probably be less of a drag this year, Lozano said.
        Reuters
        2
        Such requirements can drag out rule proposals for months, or even years.
        Reuters
        3
        They drag the river for days but of course nothing comes up.
        Burning bright
        4
        Those in the bows leant over to drag in the young lord.
        The Heir of Kilfinnan: A Tale of the Shore and Ocean
        5
        Here's another real world example: the drag-and-drop Ajax interface in Yahoo Sports.
        Wired
        1
        Should he drop back to ordinary level and reassess his course expectations?
        The Irish Times
        2
        Spanish and Italian bond yields continue to drop back from yesterday's levels.
        The Guardian
        3
        And the drop back to reality this time would be a killer.
        Secret weapon spouse
        4
        Nicodemus let the shaggy head drop back into the bunk, and rose.
        Nicanor - Teller of Tales : A Story of Roman Britain
        5
        She had a tendency to drop back down faster than he did.
        Sushi for one?
        1
        Supporters said the result showed the party should now get behind her.
        Reuters
        2
        The Tongan community should continue to get behind his team, Woolf said.
        Radio NZ
        3
        GDPR is one example of EU governance we should all get behind.
        The Irish Times
        4
        He did urge Americans to get behind a push for energy legislation.
        Reuters
        5
        Which is something that she certainly supported and certainly would get behind.
        NY Magazine
        1
        I tried to drop behind, but found it impossible in the press.
        Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet: An Autobiography
        2
        I managed to drop behind in order to give her an opportunity.
        A Master of Mysteries
        3
        He found himself very glad to drop behind into the beaten trail.
        The Silent Places
        4
        You must take care to see that men do not drop behind.
        The Memoirs of General Baron de Marbot
        5
        When men do not consciously compete with others, they inevitably drop behind.
        The Warriors
        Usage of hang back in inglês
        1
        She had to hang back and see how this situation played out.
        Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony
        2
        She knew I wouldn't hang back, not now I'd come so far.
        The Good, The Bad, and The Uncanny
        3
        Let's hang back until he's gone and see if the kid's home.
        Naked Heat
        4
        I hang back and wait, trying not to get in the way.
        The Jennifer Morgue
        5
        Spurred by Darwin's writing, he resolved not to hang back any longer.
        The new yorker
        6
        Ambitious men will not wait and unscrupulous men will not hang back.
        Foundation
        7
        Just hang back, let things happen, do as little as he could.
        Big sky standoff
        8
        Gerda shall call to her men, and they will not hang back.
        A Sea Queen's Sailing
        9
        Only she don't like the way yuh hang back on the halter.
        The Lonesome Trail and Other Stories
        10
        I shouldn't get across the ferry before I'd begin to hang back.
        The Redemption of David Corson
        11
        If we just hang back here around the corner, we can watch-
        James Potter and the Hall of Elders' Crossing
        12
        S: And surely among you is he who would certainly hang back!
        Three Translations of The Koran (Al-Qur'an) side by side
        13
        No, best for now to hang back, to listen, to try to learn.
        Prince Lestat
        14
        We can't just hang back and hope she's not going to be hurt.
        Witch blood
        15
        For a moment we hang back, but something pushes me forward.
        Altered
        16
        The hydrofoil would hang back, ready to intercede with its guns if necessary.
        Map of bones
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