This site uses cookies. Some of these cookies are essential to the operation of the site, while others help to improve your experience by providing insights into how the site is being used. For more information, please see the ProZ.com privacy policy.
Cookie settings
when appearing
extenuation

Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

hung back

English answer:

refrained from being friendly (in this context)

Added to glossary by Jack Doughty
Nov 24, 2012 08:08
11 yrs ago
English term

hung back

English Other Poetry & Literature
Once again, Lily had withdrawn from an ambiguous situation in time to save her self-respect, but too late for public vindication. Freddy Van Osburgh was not to marry Mrs. Hatch; he had been rescued at the eleventh hour—some said by the efforts of Gus Trenor and Rosedale—and despatched to Europe with old Ned Van Alstyne; but the risk he had run would always be ascribed to Miss Bart's connivance, and would somehow serve as a summing-up and corroboration of the vague general distrust of her. It was a relief to those who had ---------------hung back ---------------from her to find themselves thus justified, and they were inclined to insist a little on her connection with the Hatch case in order to show that they had been right.

Gerty's quest, at any rate, brought up against a solid wall of resistance; and even when Carry Fisher, momentarily penitent for her share in the Hatch affair, joined her efforts to Miss Farish's, they met with no better success. Gerty had tried to veil her failure in tender ambiguities; but Carry, always the soul of candour, put the case squarely to her friend.

Thank you!
Responses
4 +5 refraine from being friendly with her
Change log

Nov 30, 2012 18:04: Jack Doughty Created KOG entry

Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

Non-PRO (2): Tony M, PoveyTrans (X)

When entering new questions, KudoZ askers are given an opportunity* to classify the difficulty of their questions as 'easy' or 'pro'. If you feel a question marked 'easy' should actually be marked 'pro', and if you have earned more than 20 KudoZ points, you can click the "Vote PRO" button to recommend that change.

How to tell the difference between "easy" and "pro" questions:

An easy question is one that any bilingual person would be able to answer correctly. (Or in the case of monolingual questions, an easy question is one that any native speaker of the language would be able to answer correctly.)

A pro question is anything else... in other words, any question that requires knowledge or skills that are specialized (even slightly).

Another way to think of the difficulty levels is this: an easy question is one that deals with everyday conversation. A pro question is anything else.

When deciding between easy and pro, err on the side of pro. Most questions will be pro.

* Note: non-member askers are not given the option of entering 'pro' questions; the only way for their questions to be classified as 'pro' is for a ProZ.com member or members to re-classify it.

Responses

+5
7 mins
Selected

refraine from being friendly with her

Or associated with her in any other way.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 56 mins (2012-11-24 09:05:46 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Should be "refrained", not "refraine"
Peer comment(s):
agree Tony M : Yes, 'stayed away from her'
6 mins
Thank you.
neutral airmailrpl : refraine ?? or refrain
21 mins
Thank you. Sorry, typo, should be "refrained".
agree Carol Gullidge : of course you meant refrained
25 mins
Thank you. Yes, of course.
agree katsy
1 hr
Thank you.
agree Charles Davis
1 hr
Thank you.
agree Phong Le
1 day 21 hrs
Thank you.
Something went wrong...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Close search
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search