hanging in
Enduring despite difficulty
Hanging in means persisting through difficulty, often used as a response when someone asks how you're doing.
It suggests you're not thriving but managing to cope: How are you holding up? —Just hanging in.
The fuller form hanging in there is more common, with the same meaning of enduring despite challenges.
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
- encouragementSupport spurring continued effort
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- staying strongMaintaining fortitude under pressure
- reassuranceWords meant to calm
endurance · white knuckle · sticking it out · fortitude · solidarity · persevering · keeping on · coping · chin up · hold · steadfastness · empathy · camaraderie · tenacity · tough it out · willpower · stamina · edge
- tenacitydetermined, persistence, persistent, perseverance, determination
- persistingpersisting, persevering, persistence, perseverance, continuing
- staying putwait, staying, linger, waiting, remain
- financially afloatafloat, solvent, debt-free, in the black, breaking even
hanging ingiving up
Choosing to stop trying
quitting · throwing in the towel · surrendering · caving in · folding
hanging inthriving
Succeeding vigorously
flourishing · excelling · killing it · crushing it · prospering
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