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hung over someone's head

hung over someone's head is the simple past and past participle of hang over someone's head.

Meaning of hang over someone's head

Verb

hang over someone's head (third-person singular simple present hangs over someone's head, present participle hanging over someone's head, simple past and past participle hung over someone's head)

  1. (idiomatic) To threaten (someone); to act as a constant preoccupation for (someone).
    • Lord Justice Roskill delivered the decision of the three justices, upholding the fines against the paper and editor Lemon. The justices also granted court costs to anti-gay crusader Mary Whitehouse, the person who brought the suit against the paper. A prison sentence hanging over Lemon's head was...1978 April 15, “London's Gay News Loses Blasphemy Appeal”, in Gay Community News, page 3

Questions about hung over someone's head

What is hung over someone's head the simple past and past participle of?
Hung over someone's head is the simple past and past participle of hang over someone's head.

Words near hung over someone's head in the dictionary

  1. hung onto
  2. hung out
  3. hung out one's shingle
  4. hung out to dry
  5. hung over
  6. hung over someone's head
  7. hung parliament
  8. hung parliaments
  9. hung round
  10. hung ten
  11. hung the moon

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