hand out . bring out from some place and put it forward with the hand分送（给）
The teacher handed the exercise books out to the students．教师将作业本分发给学生。
We shall hand out these written statements to the reporters．我们将把这些书面声明发给记者。
hand out . offer as charity（to the unemployed，earthquake victims，）作为慈善把东西免费送给（失业者、地震等的受难者等）
He handed out money to the poor．他把钱捐给穷人。
I don't need you handing out that sort of advice．我不需要你向我提这样的劝告。
hand over . pass over or give over递给；交出；移交
The escaped criminal was handed over to the police．这个逃犯被送交了警方。
When Mr．Wang gets old，he will hand over his business to his son．当王先生年老时，他将把他的公司移交给他儿子。
He has resigned and will hand over his office to his successor．他已经辞职并将同他的继任者办理移交手续。
She doesn't want to hand over the property to anyone．他不想把财产交给任何人。
hand to hand . in close personal contact短兵相接；肉搏
Our troops advanced and engaged the enemy in hand to hand fighting．我军向前挺进，并同敌人短兵相接。
hands down . without working hard轻而易举地；毫不费劲地
Our team won the game hands down yesterday．昨天我们队赢得很轻松。
He won the championship hands down．他不费吹灰之力就拿了冠军。
hands down . without question or doubt无疑地
He is hands down the best student in our class．他在我们班上无疑是最好的学生。
It was hands down the best film I've ever seen．这无疑是我看过的最好的一场电影。
hang about. hang round . hang around . wait without purpose or activity慢慢腾腾
Don't hang about；we have a train to catch．别慢慢腾腾的，我们要赶火车。
hang about. hang round . hang around . pass time or stay idly徘徊不定；闲荡
Two suspicious-looking fellows were seen hanging about the village last night．昨夜有人看见两个形迹可疑的人在村里走动。
The boy has nothing to do，just hanging about the street corners．这孩子无事可做，只在街头游荡。
Bill is hanging about that attractive girl．比尔在那迷人的小姐附近徘徊着。
hang back . hang off . hang behind . hesitate犹豫
They hung back from committing themselves to the scheme until they knew more about it ．在他们未了解更多的情况之前，对是否答应负责这个项目一直犹豫不决。
She hung back from asking the questions．她对是否提出那些问题犹豫不决。
We wanted Fred to join the club，but he hung off．我们想让弗雷德参加俱乐部，可他犹豫不决。
hang back . hang off . hang behind . stay some distance behind or away；be unwilling to move forward退缩；踌躇不前
The old lady offered the little girl candy，but she was shy and hung back．这位老妇人给那个女孩糖吃，但她却害羞而踌躇不前。
Most of us dashed quickly across the street，but two hung back．我们中大多数人很快地冲过大街，但有两个人却畏缩不前。
hang back . hang off . hang behind . hold back抑制
The pupil is so reserved that he hangs back from many activities．那个学生太内向，许多活动都不参加。
hang back . hang off . hang behind . restore to a hanging position挂回；挂着搁放
If you don't need the clothes，hang them back in the wardrobe．如果你不需要这些衣服，就挂回衣柜里去。
hang behind . stay in a place after others have left；lag behind别人离开后仍留在原处；落后
One or two of the audience hung behind after the lecture to have a word with the speaker．演讲结束以后，一两个听众仍迟迟不走，想和演讲者聊聊。
She was hanging behind，too shy to speak．她拖在后面，不好意思发言。
hang by a hair . hang by a thread . depend on a very small thing；be in doubt千钧一发；处于紧急关头；安危未定
He has lost so much blood that his life hangs by a thread．他失血过多，生命垂危。
For three days he was so sick that his life hung by a thread．他病危三天，真是命若游丝。
His life hung by a hair，but the doctors managed to revive him．他生命垂危，但医生们设法把他救了过来。
hang fire . fail or be slow in shooting or firing发射不出；发射迟缓
He pulled the trigger，but the gun hung fire and the enemy escaped．他扣动扳机，但枪打不响，敌人跑了。
hang fire . be slow in beginning；be delayed延迟；耽搁；进展缓慢
Our plan for organizing a picnic hung fire because of the bad weather．因为天气不好，我们组织去野餐的计划搁下来了。
The scheme for developing the area has hung fire for two years for lack of fund．发展这个地区的计划因资金短缺已拖延了两年。
hang heavy on somebody 's hands . pass slowly or vapid；be boring with little to do闷得发慌；过得太慢而无聊
The vacation time hung heavy on Bell's hands because all his classmates were away．假期对比尔来说过得太慢了，因为他的同班同学都走了。
hang in . show pluck；persist表现出勇气；坚持到底
Our teacher often encourages us to hang in no matter what kind of difficulties we come across．我们老师常常鼓励我们不管遇到什么困难都要无所畏惧，坚持到底。
Hang in，boys！坚持下去，孩子们！
hang in the balance . have reached a critical point；have two equally possible results到了关键时刻；安危（胜负、成败）未定
She is very sick and her life hangs in the balance．她病得很厉害，生死难卜。
The future of the nation was in the balance．国家的存亡处于紧急关头。
The outcome of the game hung in the balance．比赛的结果胜负难分。