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hang

See:

GO HANG,

GIVE A HANG or CARE A HANG,

GIVE ONE ENOUGH ROPE,

AND HE WILL HANG HIMSELF,

LEAVE HANGING or LEAVE HANGING IN THE AIR.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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