(baseball, of a, runner, not comparable) In a position such that the path to the desired base is blocked by a fielder holding the ball; caught in a rundown.
"Since then, Brewerton says the caller phones at least once or twice a week, adding the comments have become increasingly disturbing. She says the caller will redial the store’s number consistently for about a half ho…
Why is he so hung up on that word? Does it have offcolour connotations I’m not aware of?
(baseball, of a, runner, not comparable) In a position such that the path to the desired base is blocked by a fielder holding the ball; caught in a rundown.
“"Since then, Brewerton says the caller phones at least once or twice a week, adding the comments have become increasingly disturbing. She says the caller will redial the store’s number consistently for about a half hour after being hung up on."”
“Why is he so hung up on that word? Does it have offcolour connotations I’m not aware of?”
“Now, the article is very dumb in other ways that I'm also not seeing very much discussion on because everyone is so hung up on doing takedowns on the one part of it that is just inarguably true. Even if it sucks that it is that way you can't really say that's not how it works.”
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Now, the article is very dumb in other ways that I'm also not seeing very much discussion on because everyone is so hung up on doing takedowns on the one part of it that is just inarguably true. Even if it sucks that…
“...I get hung up on an idea in that. The boomers are just not going to be able to function anymore and we must take care of them. (although I still fear getting old myself and no longer knowing anything)”
“I *almost* agree. It *is* a left/right divide, but reframing it in this way makes the stakes clearer to those hung up on “but Labour = left”, which is quite a lot of people.”
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(slang, usually with on) In love.
Gee, why are you still so hung up about missing those end-of-year activities?
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“They are told not to get hung up on it. They are told to imagine it is someone they have a lot of respect for and not the idiot walking down the steps”
“>> Um the song is called Hung Up. It's by”
“>> Um the song is called Hung Up. It's by”
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(slang) Having a hang-up, or emotional difficulty.
Gee, why are you still so hung up about missing those end-of-year activities?
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“you're 100% right on that similarity, but ime i think most people with that misconception are just sort of hung up on the whole Evil Uniformed Conquering Army aesthetic, which for the average not very history inclined person just immediately pings as nazi germany”
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