hang an arse

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === hang an arse (third-person singular simple present hangs an arse, present participle hanging an arse, simple past and past participle hung an arse) (idiomatic, archaic, slang) to hang back, to be afraid to advance. === References === [Francis] Grose [et al.] (1811), “Hang an arse”, in Lexicon Balatronicum. A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket Eloquence. […], London: […] C. Chappell, […], →OCLC.