He was under a pressing and continual necessity of looking at that gentleman, which occasioned his eye-glass to get into his soup, into his wine-glass, into Mrs Meagles's plate, to hang down his back like a bell-rope, and be several times disgracefully restored to his bosom by one of the dingy men.

Little Dorrit by Dickens, Charles View in context

But that piece of crape, to their imagination, seemed to hang down before his heart, the symbol of a fearful secret between him and them.

From Twice Told Tales by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context

These were heavy, seeming to hang down by their own weight.

Burning Daylight by London, Jack View in context

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To hand down
To hand over
To handle without gloves
To handle without mittens
To hang around
To hang back
To hang by the eyelids
To hang down
To hang fire
To hang in doubt
To hang in the hedge
To hang on
To hang on the lips
To hang out
To hang out the white flag

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