hangs over
Dangles from above
Hangs over describes something suspended above, whether literally or figuratively.
A chandelier hangs over a table; a threat hangs over a community.
The phrase often implies something oppressive or ominous that looms: The possibility of layoffs hangs over the whole department.
A hangover—the morning-after effects of drinking—comes from this sense of something unpleasant lingering from before.
- pendulumSuspended swinging weight
- deadlineTime limit for completion
- impending doomUnavoidable calamity approaching
- guiltMoral self-reproach
- cloudAtmospheric water vapor mass
dark cloud · chandelier · consequence · threat · shadow · fog · pall · sword of Damocles · dread · burden · apprehension · doubt · lingering doubt · gloom · specter · storm · regret · mist
hangs overclears away
Removes from an area
resolves · dissipates · releases · fades away · vanishes
hangs overblows over
Gradually becomes forgotten
fades away · moves on · departs · clears up · comes and goes
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