dangle from

dangle from (something)

To hang loosely from something, as if likely to fall. Can you secure that picture before it falls? It's just dangling from the nail.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

dangle something from something

to hang something loosely from something else. She dangled a few small bells from the bottom of her skirt during the holidays. I dangled a bit of fish from the window so I could see how high the cat would jump.
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dangle from something

to hang from something. A number of colorful glass balls dangled from the branches of the tree. Some loose threads dangled from the bottom of his jacket.
See also: dangle
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • dangle from (something)
  • dangling
  • hang by a nail
  • hang from
  • hang from (something)
  • hang by
  • hang by (something)
  • hang off
  • hang down from (someone or something)
  • nail in
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