Hang on (someone's) lips In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "hang on (someone's) lips", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Rachel Chau

2021-07-18 04:07

hang on someone's words

Hang on (someone's) lips American phrase

If you are hanging on someone's lips, you are completely attentive to what they are saying.

The kids were hanging on my lips when I was telling them the story of Cinderella.

We are hanging on his lips until his interesting speech ends.

With her elegant attire and surprising eloquence, she can have the crowd hanging on her lips.

The verb "hang" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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fairly and squarely

straightforwardly

Example: I told her fairly and squarely that I don't like her behavior as well as personality.

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