hang heavy

hang heavy

1. To be suspended in air in significant amounts. Smoke hung heavy in the air of the cocktail lounge.
2. Of something negative, to linger or continue to be apparent in a way that is unpleasant or oppressive. This usage usually refers to something intangible, such as a quality or feeling. Tension hung heavy in the air after Kiki made her accusation.
3. To cause strong and lingering feelings of uneasiness. The documentary hung heavy on me for days after I watched it.
See also: hang, heavy
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

hang/lie ˈheavy (on somebody/something)


1 (of a feeling or something in the air) be very noticeable in a particular place in a way that is unpleasant: Smoke lay heavy on the far side of the water. Despair hangs heavy on the air.
2 make somebody/something feel uncomfortable or anxious: The crime lay heavy on her conscience.
See also: hang, heavy, lie
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • hang/lie heavy
  • lie heavy
  • air out
  • air (one's) grievances
  • air grievances
  • air one's grievances
  • grievance
  • dance on air
  • walk on air
  • walk on air, to
References in periodicals archive
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You have the choice of whether to glaze the door before hanging it or of hanging it first, but as a general rule, hang heavy doors first and then glaze them.
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Parents must also realize that it's unsafe to hang heavy items from stroller handles.
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This is a debate that should at least hang heavy on the heart, just as any other debate on morality.
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Yet economic depression, citizen restrictions, and lack of personal and social fulfillment hang heavy in the humid air.
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