2025-12-26
4 分钟Have you ever heard an English speaker tell someone to hang in there,
or have you heard an English speaker tell someone to sleep on it?
Today, I'm going to show you how to use these really useful idioms in English.
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Okay, let's talk about the expression hang in there.
This is a really common English idiom that we use to tell someone not to give up,
even though they're in a difficult situation.
We use this phrase to encourage someone to keep on going, keep on trying,
because things will eventually be better or they'll eventually overcome the difficulty.
For example, Let's pretend that you're watching your friend, John,
play in a competitive tennis match and they're playing against a difficult opponent and you can see that your friend is getting tired.
You could say, hang in there, John, you've got this.
In this situation, you're giving encouragement to your friend.
You're telling him to keep on fighting and to not give up.
you'll hear this phrase a lot at sporting events.
Here's another example.
Imagine that your friend started a new job recently and is having some difficulties.
Maybe they're having trouble adjusting to the new environment or they need to learn a lot of new things and they're a little discouraged.
If you want to encourage them, you could say, hang in there.