| 释义 |
hang on (one's) words hang on (one's) wordsTo listen very closely, intently, or with obsequious attention to what one is saying. The politician was so charismatic that he had even his detractors hanging on his words. She had the whole audience hanging on her words by the end of her presentation.See also: hang, on, wordhang on someone's wordsListen very attentively to someone. For example, You don't need to hang on his words-just remember the gist of it. It is also put as hang on to every word, as in Whenever Mother read their favorite book to them, the children hung on to every word. See also: hang, on, wordhang on somebody’s ˈwords/every ˈword listen to what somebody says with great attention: The professor was talking to a group of students, who hung on her every word.See also: every, hang, on, word |