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Difference between Let it all hang out and Let it go hang

admin Confusing Phrases

let it all hang out—(coll.) let the truth be known; not disguise anything:

  • No names, of course, will be used; he doesn’t expect everyone will be as willing as he is to let it all hang out.

Note: The expression does not correlate in meaning with the phrase hang it all—(exclam.) used to express one’s anger, irritation, etc. (also: hang it):

  • “Oh, hang it all, Kit, why don’t you say something?”

let it go hang—

1. (coll.) become indifferent to smth.; take no interest in smth.:

  • Either you work on pronunciation very well, or you just let it go hang.

2. (exclam.) is used to express one’s anger or irritation with smth.:

  • Love was the only thing in the world that mattered. Achievement—pah! Let it go hang!