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To be honest with you, I am passionate about all the people out there who want to know Jesus, they want to know God, and they are sick of a system that is hung up on a bunch of things that have nothing to do with the love of God.
Rob Bell

Meaning of "hung up on" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HUNG UP ON

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WHAT DOES HUNG UP ON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of hung up on in the English dictionary

The definition of hung up on in the dictionary is obsessively or exclusively interested in.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HUNG UP ON

hung
Hung Hsiu-ch´uan
hung jury
hung over
hung parliament
hung up
Hung-wu
Hung.
hungan
Hungarian
Hungarian goulash
Hungary
hunger
hunger march
hunger marches
hunger pangs
hunger strike
hunger striker
hungerful
hungeringly

WORDS THAT END LIKE HUNG UP ON

and so on
clap on
clip on
dump on
go down on
jump on
keep on
keep tabs on
not to go nap on
off and on
pull on
put money on
rip on
run out on
shed light on
step on
take out on
take up on
to put your thinking cap on
turn on

Synonyms and antonyms of hung up on in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «hung up on» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HUNG UP ON

Find out the translation of hung up on to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hung up on from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hung up on» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

挂了
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

colgó en
570 millions of speakers

English

hung up on
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पर लटका
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التعلق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

повесил на
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desligou na
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উপর লাথি উপর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

accroché sur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Digantung
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

aufgehängt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

にハングアップ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

에 끊었
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Digantung ing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

treo lên trên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தொங்கியது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वर ठेऊन दिला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Üzerine asıldı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

appeso su
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

powiesił na
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

повісив на
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

închis pe
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κλεισε στις
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hang op
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hängde på
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hengt opp på
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hung up on

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HUNG UP ON»

The term «hung up on» is very widely used and occupies the 18.279 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HUNG UP ON» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hung up on

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10 QUOTES WITH «HUNG UP ON»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hung up on.
1
Monica Ali
I don't want to get hung up on what 'people,' that nebulous mass, think about me. That's the way to unhappiness, I think.
2
Rob Bell
To be honest with you, I am passionate about all the people out there who want to know Jesus, they want to know God, and they are sick of a system that is hung up on a bunch of things that have nothing to do with the love of God.
3
Jack Black
I don't get hung up on weight.
4
Dominic Cooper
You want to know if anyone's going to go see your film. You shouldn't worry about it or get hung up on it. So yea, you kind of monitor it.
5
El DeBarge
I'm not like other writers. I'm not hung up on using my own songs. In fact, my sister Bunny always tells me I sing other people's songs better than my own. She says I loosen up and give the songs a different feel.
6
Betty Dodson
Men are hung up on breasts. They're looking at the titty dinner. It's pathetic.
7
Gary Frank
For some reason, Superman seems to be held to higher standards on the subject of secret/super identities than other superheroes. No one ever says, 'Peter Parker was a nerdy kid. He can't possibly be Spider-Man, attract a good-looking gal, work in a newspaper, etc.' And no one gets hung up on whether his nerdiness is a disguise.
8
David Gergen
When he hung up on Nancy Reagan, that's when he crossed his final threshold.
9
Fay Godwin
Look at lots of exhibitions and books, and don't get hung up on cameras and technical things. Photography is about images.
10
Bill Lee
People are too hung up on winning. I can get off on a really good helmet throw.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HUNG UP ON»

Discover the use of hung up on in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hung up on and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Collection of Confusible Phrases
I. be bewildered or mentally confused: He was more than a little hung up. stupid from lack of sleep, worried about his work. 2. be delayed or stopped by smth.: I would have been here sooner, but I got hung up. be hung up on someone hang up ...
Yuri Dolgopolov, 2004
2
Hung Up a Fisherman's Sos
So when I told CurtI hadto callhimback; because I was hung up on something,he laughed.I was hungup on something alright. It was a three pound carp that had taken myline under a brush. I was able to free thefish from thebrush, without too ...
John C. Goodwin, 2012
3
Hung Up
Can you fall in love with a voice? This witty romance, told entirely through phone calls, chronicles the tale of a wrong number gone right. It all started with a wrong number.
Kristen Tracy, 2014
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Hung Up
Kristen Tracy. James: And you just forgave this asshole and now everything is fine? Lucy: Pretty much. James: You omit tons of stuff when we talk. Lucy: You're way too hung up on my slate plaque. James: Until I dragged it out of you, you ...
Kristen Tracy, 2014
5
The Ultimate Phrasal Verb Book
Carl W. Hart. After I finished talking to her, I said good-bye and hung up. When he called me a moron, I got so mad that I hung up on him. 2. hang ... up p.v. When you hang something in a high place so that it cannot touch the ground, you hang  ...
Carl W. Hart, 2009
6
The Revolt of 2020
He waited ten seconds, called again, and then he hung up on the sixth ring. He called once more and then hung up on the first ring. ***** Sixty-three-year-old Abdul was reading the New York Post at Bobby's Best Wings and Rings restaurant, ...
Patrick Johnston, Dr, 2011
7
Single Parenting That Works: Six Keys to Raising Happy, ...
But my story was far different. Although I found both of my birth parents, neither of them wanted anything to do with me. My birth mom told me never to call back and hung up on me. My birth dad cussed me out and said I was lying,that he didn't ...
Kevin Leman, 2014
8
Looking Back at the Arkansas Gazette
... it was an interminable sentence. Owens read it to James D. Bales and said, "I am working on this book. I've got to have it in the hands of the publisher tomorrow , and I'm hung up on this sentence. Goddamn it, what does this sentence mean?
Roy Reed, 2009
9
Exploring the Word
It is a rock which will prove to be a hindrance; some barrier which gets in the way, delays progress, or causes to get hung up on. This seems strange, but it is the very truth of God. He has seen fit to surround some of His most precious realities  ...
Rodney E. Whittle, 2009
10
The Apocalypse, or, Book of revelations, explained according ...
Inasmuch as the good of love is signified by a baker, in like manner as by bread, and the truth of doctrine by a butler, in like manner as by wine, therefore " The baker was hung up on account of his crime against king Pharaoh," Gen. xl. 19, 20  ...
Emanuel Swedenborg, John Clowes, 1814

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HUNG UP ON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hung up on is used in the context of the following news items.
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IRS hung up on taxpayers 8.8 million times this year - The …
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service hung up on customers calling for help 8.8 million times this year, showing just how low service ... «Memphis Commercial Appeal, Jul 15»
2
IRS customer service hung up on 9 million callers | News - Home
The IRS' customer service line is helping fewer people than ever -- nearly 9 million callers were hung up on this year. TJ Holmes and Reena ... «Local 10, Jul 15»
3
The dream of Hung Hsiu-chu and the KMT's "anti anti-China" union …
The KMT and Hung are now hung up on these issues, when they should be returning to the basic concept itself. The core of President Ma's ... «WantChinaTimes, Jul 15»
4
Ex-girlfriend of Kurt Busch resigns from military charity - The Tribune
Driscoll, who accused Busch of assaulting her last year at Dover International Speedway, hung up on a reporter when contacted by telephone ... «The San Luis Obispo Tribune, Jul 15»
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A car was damaged in a recent shooting, now the owner wants answ …
We called the apartment Manager who almost immediately hung up on us. Now, Adkins is left with a damaged car and says he'll probably have to pay for it ... «WVNS-TV, Jul 15»
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Happy campers? Here are tips for getting out with the kids …
“A lot of people get hung up on not having everything you have at home,” said Eric Pelto, DNR special programs coordinator, but workshops ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jul 15»
7
The Iran deal, explained in clear language by a nuclear expert - Vox
Parchin is a red herring; I have no idea why the IAEA is so hung up on Parchin. They won't find anything there — it's completely stripped of ... «Vox, Jul 15»
8
Budget and tax: House passes a highway bill, Ted Cruz threatens to …
A new report from the National Taxpayer Advocate found that the IRS hung up on customers 8.8 million times, and millions who wrote in didn't ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
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Forget CMO vs CMT: Get Agile With IT, Then DecideTitles 07/16/2015
So, I know some people like to get hung up on titles and that can be a good thing. If there's a person in charge of data, call him or her at Chief ... «MediaPost Communications, Jul 15»
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Schubert Ensemble review – Fauré and Schumann played with rich …
As for the Fauré, it might be called problematic if one was hung up on notions of what a well-made chamber work should be like. Here, the ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

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