Building Terms and Expressions

Idiom: To Hang Up, To Hang Up _____ / To Hang ___ Up

You learned the idiom “to hang _____ up“. There are a few ways to use this idiom. In the illustrations below, “hang ___ up” is used in 3 different ways. Think about the meaning of each. When you first moved to your home, did you hang up paintings? When you enter your home, do you hang up your coat and scarf. Because of smart phones, we “hang up” by ending the call on our screens.