What does hang on mean?
Idiom Meaning:
wait
Examples of this Idiom in Movies & TV Shows:
The Social Network (2010)
Gretchen: 18,000 dollars?
Eduardo Saverin: Yes.
Gretchen: In addition to the $1,000 you’d already put up?
Eduardo Saverin: Yes.
Gretchen: A total of $19,000 now?
Eduardo Saverin: Yes.
Mark Zuckerberg: Hang on. I’m just checking your math on that. Yes, I got the same thing.
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Kidding “The New You” (2018)
Time of Scene:
Mom: Six dollars for a slice of pizza! That’s like a thirty dollar meal! Who comes in here that can afford that?
Diego: My boss says global warming iced out the tomato crops this year, so can you just please stop yelling at me?
Jeff Pickles: Can you hang on a sec? …Excuse me. Whatever anybody wants for the rest of the day is free.
Diego: Like, start a tab? I don’t… don’t think I’m allowed to do that.
Jeff Pickles: Sure you can. Give this to yourself. It feels wonderful.
Son: Thank you Mister Pickles!
Vivian: Saving the world…
Jeff Pickles: Nahh. Feeding it.
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