When do use "hang-up"?
according the dictionary
it means problem.
does it have a conection with a telephone?
I do not make sure.
2007-02-01 12:59:51 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
"Hang-up" is when is when you are talking to someone on the phone and you put the receiver on the hook or turn the phone off.
As a slang term, it means a problem someone has. They get stuck in their way of thinking concerning the problem, hung up on it like a coat on a coat hook, not being able to get loose from it or past it.
2007-02-01 13:09:38 · answer #1 · answered by marklemoore 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means both things. It can be a problem, as in a personal issue that you have trouble getting over ("I am hung up on my ex-boyfriend; I can't get over him."), or a problematic situation ("I am hung up at work and can't make it to dinner tonight.")
It also means the act of ending a telephone call: "To hang up on someone."
:)
2007-02-01 13:07:03 · answer #2 · answered by somebody 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hang up as a phrasal verb means to end a telephone call (I'm going to hang up on you now")
hang-up as a noun is a problem or a concern ("He spoke to his shrink about his hang up -- he can't stand girls who wear heels")
2007-02-01 13:03:06 · answer #3 · answered by rosends 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The number u have dialed is no longer in service
2007-02-01 13:05:54 · answer #4 · answered by Mysterious 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋