leave (something) hanging

to delay making a decision about something.

We don't know if we can buy the house yet because the bank left our loan application hanging.

Related vocabulary: up in the air

• have someone pegged
• have someone rolling in the aisles
• have someone's ear
• have someone's name on it
• have someone's name written all over it
• have someone's number
• have someone taped
• have something burning a hole in pocket
• have something burning a hole in your pocket
• have something coming out ears
• have something coming out of ears
• have something coming out of your ears
• have something coming out your ears
• have something down pat
• have something down to a fine art
• have something down to a science
• have something going for
• have something going for it
• have something going for you
• have something going with
• have something going with someone
• have something hanging over head
• have something hanging over your head
• have something in common
• have something in common with