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Meanings of hang back in английском

To lag or linger behind.

Usage of hang back in английском
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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Hang back across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common